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THE 
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PRACTICAL 



SPELLING-BOOK, 



READING LESSONS. 



BY T. H. GALLAUDET 

AND 

HORACE HOOKER. 






HARTFORD: 

BELKNAP AND HAMERSLEY. 

1840. 



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** 






Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1840, by 
T. H. GALLAUDET 

AND 

HORACE HOOKER, 

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Connecticut. 



/ / 



Stereotyped by 

RICHARD H. HOBBS, 

Hartford, Conn. 



PREFACE. 



The prominent features of this work, together with the labor expended 
upon it, will appear from a simple statement of the manner in which the 
authors proceeded in its preparation. Taking a Dictionary containing 
between forty and fifty thousand words, they carefully examined each, to 
ascertain whether it was in common use, and simple in its orthography. If 
it was found to be so, it was put down in the class of easy words. If it con- 
tained any difficulty deserving notice, the inquiry was made in what this 
consisted. These difficulties were classified as they occurred, and the words 
arranged accordingly. The few words which could not be thus classed, 
were placed by themselves. The result was one great division of the words 
into the comparatively easy and hard, and the subdivision of the latter into 
their respective classes. The easy were arranged in lessons in the first part 
of the book, to prepare the way for the more difficult. This slow, inductive 
process led to the notice of some peculiar facts respecting the spelling of 
certain classes of words, which will be found in the questions appended to 
the lessons, — and which, it is thought, will furnish considerable aid in this 
very perplexing part of education. 

In thus attempting to cope with the many and singular anomalies in the 
orthography of our language, it has not been made a leading principle of 
classification to have the lessons composed of words of the same number of 
syllables, accented on the same syllable. Nor can this be done, if it is the 
true object of a Spelling-Book to meet the greatest difficulties in orthogra- 
phy, — which are found in words variously accented, and differing in the num- 
ber of syllables. For example, in words that end in ant and ent, as tenant, 
prudent ; in ar and er, as pillar, banner ; and in numerous similar cases, the 
perplexity usually lies in its being difficult, on account of the obscure pro- 
nunciation of the unaccented syllables, to detect, by the ear merely, the proper 
letters to be used. In other words, — and our language abounds in them, — 
such as, boat, note; through, new; humane, remain; and similar ones, it 
arises from the same sounds being represented by different vowels, or com- 
binations of vowels. It is evident, therefore, that in both these cases, the 
classification of words according to accent and the number of syllables should 
hold a subordinate place. Still, in this work, the accentuation of every word 
is effectually provided for. 

A few words containing more than one considerable difficulty, have been 
placed, on that account, in two lessons. A few, also, concerning the 
orthography of which good writers still differ, have been inserted in two 
forms ; leaving it for the teacher to give a preference if he pleases. Pro- 
vision has also been made, in some cases, for diversity of pronunciation of 
nearly equal authority. 



IV PREFACE. 

The omission of obsolete, and, for the most part, of technical words ; of 
such as may be derived from primitives without any danger of mistake in the 
spelling ; of easy compounds ; and of others formed by the addition of the 
common prefixes and suffixes, has afforded room for a very copious collection 
of those words which the great mass of the people are in the habit of using, 
or which occur in their reading. 

The plan of classification, it is thought, will cultivate a methodical memory, 
and afford, in the various ways in which the lessons may be recited, peculiar 
advantages for keeping up the attention of the scholar, and for testing his 
accuracy. It furnishes, also, in connection with the questions appended to 
the lessons, a practical analysis of the principal anomalies in orthography, 
and, by a thorough exercise, in them, impresses them more deeply on the 
mind. It has admitted the introduction of simple reading lessons in a very 
early part of the book, combining interest with moral instruction. These 
lessons, at first, consist of words which the scholar has previously learned to 
spell. Afterwards, as he makes progress, a few harder ones are introduced 
for the first time, and placed also at the head of the lessons, that they may 
receive particular attention. 

While the work is particularly designed for the use of common schools, 
it is believed that its general plan, together with the index, will make it 
eminently useful to the advanced classes in Academies and higher Semi- 
naries ; as their attention can thus be directed immediately to what is more 
intricate, passing over the comparatively easy words in the first part of the 
book, with which they are supposed to be already familiar. 

That their work is free from all deficiency or error, the authors have not 
the presumption to claim ; and they will be thankful for any suggestions 
which may enable them, hereafter, to correct and improve it. 



OF LETTERS AND THEIR SOUNDS. 



In the English Alphabet there are twenty six letters ; con- 
sisting of vowels and consonants. 

A vowel is a letter which can be fully sounded by itself. 

The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u ; and w and y when they do not 
begin a word or syllable. When w and y begin a word or syl- 
lable, they are consonants. 

A consonant is a letter which cannot be fully sounded with- 
out the help of a vowel. The consonants are b, c, d, f g, h, j, 
k, I, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, z ; and sometimes w and y. 

A diphthong is the union of two vowels in one syllable, 
uttered at the same time ; as oi in toil, ou in ground. 

A triphthong is the union of three vowels, uttered in like 
manner ; as iew in view. 

In a proper diphthong both the vowels are sounded. 

In an improper diphthong only one of the vowels is sounded ; 
as ea in neat, oa in boat. 

OF THE VOWELS. 

A has five sounds ; as in hate, hat, bar, ball, wad. 

E has three sounds ; as in here, pen, they. It, also, has a 
peculiar sound, as in her, jerk. 

I has four sounds ; as in mine, pin, fatigue, bird. 

has four sounds ; as in globe, not, move, son. 

U has three sounds ; as in cube, nut, bush. 

Y, when a vowel, has two sounds ; as in type, hymn. 

W, when a vowel, sounds like u, as in few. 

Oi and oy sound as in point, boy; eu, ew, ieu, and iew, as u in 
cube 

OF THE CONSONANTS. 

B has only one sound, as in web, bid. 

C has two principal sounds. Before a, o, and u, it is hard 
like k, as in came, cob, cut. Before e, i, and y, it is soft like s, 
as in cell, cite, and cymbal. 

D has one principal sound, as in did. It sometimes sounds 
like t, at the end of words, as in mixed. 

F has only one sound, except in of where it sounds like v. 

G has two sounds ; one, as in gate, and the other as in gem. 



OF WORDS. 



H denotes a strong breathing before the utterance of the 
succeeding vowel ; as in hate. It is silent after r, as in rhyme. 

J has one sound, as in jet, except in hallelujah, where it 
sounds like y. 

K has but one sound, as in kite. Before n it is always silent. 

L has but one sound, as in let. 

M has but one sound, as in man. 

N has two sounds ; one pure, as in pen ; the other like ng, 
as in thank, pronounced thangk. It is silent at the end of a 
syllable, when preceded by I or m, as in kiln, hymn. 

P has but one sound, as in top. 

Q sounds like k, and is always followed by u sounded like w, 
as in quake, except when u is silent. 

R has a rough sound, as in rage ; and a smooth one as in card. 

S has two principal sounds ; one, as in sun ; the other like 
z, as in was. 

T has one principal sound, as in time. 

V has but one sound, as in vale, hive. 

W, when a consonant, has but one sound, as in web. Before 
r it is always silent, as in wrote. Before h,. w is usually pro- 
nounced as if following it, as in whip. 

X has two sounds ; like ks, as in box, and like gs, as in exist. 

Y, when a consonant, has but one sound, as in yoke. 

Z has one principal sound, as in haze, zone. 

Ch has three sounds ; as in chime, in ache, and in chaise. 

Gh, beginning a word, as in ghost, sounds like g as in gate. 
In the middle, or at the end of a word, it is sometimes silent, as 
in right, plough ; and sometimes has the sound of f, k, or g. 

Ph is usually pronounced like^, as in phrase. 

Th has two sounds ; one as in thin ; the other as in the. 

Sc has the sound of sk before a, o, u, and r ; and of s before 
e, i, and y. 

OF WORDS, 
And, the Marks in this Book, which direct their Pronunciation. 

A monosyllable is a word of one syllable. 

A dissyllable is a word of two syllables. 

A trissyllable is a word of three syllables,. 

A polysyllable is a word of four or more syllables. 

Silent letters in this book are printed in Italics ; as in gnat, 
\imb. 

The long vowels are marked thus ; hate, here, mine, globe, 
cube, rhyme. 



DIRECTIONS TO TEACHERS. Vll 



The short vowels are marked thus ; hat, pen, pin, not, nut, hymn. 

The figure 1 over a, denotes the sound of a, as in bar. 

The figure 2 denotes the sound of u, as in bush. 

The figure 3 denotes the sound of a, as in ball. 

The figure 4 denotes the sound of a, as in wad. 

The figure 5 over i denotes the sound of u, as in bird. 

C, c, marked thus, C, 9, has the sound of s, as in chaise. 
This mark is called a cedilla. 

Ch without this mark sounds as in chime, porch, except in 
Lesson 206, where it has the sound of k. 

The same mark under s, denotes that it sounds like z ; as in rose. 

A dot under the t, in th, denotes that th sounds as in the, thine. 

Th without this dot, is sounded as in thin, thistle. 
' The accented syllables are marked thus ; la' dy, be long'. 

Where a mark is placed over a vowel, it denotes, also, that 
the vowels in the monosyllables, and in the accented syllables 
of the succeeding words, have the same sound until a different 
mark is used. 

The mark for accent over any word, denotes that the succeed- 
ing words, having an equal number of syllables, are accented 
on the same syllable until it is placed over a different one. 

The pronunciation of some words is given in a parenthesis 
connected with them ; as one (wun), and sometimes in a note. 

When two or more words are connected together by a brace, 
it denotes that they are spelt differently by good writers. 

In this work, unless otherwise designated, ou sounds as in bound ; ow as in cow ; ai 
and ay, accented, as a in hate ; and ea, as e in here. 



DIRECTIONS TO TEACHERS. 

The teacher should be careful to explain the marks used in 
this book, and see that the scholar is familiar with them. 

The words as far as Lesson 30, are arranged to be spelt 
across the page ; in that and all the subsequent lessons, they 
are arranged to be spelt in perpendicular columns. The 
teacher, in hearing the lessons, may occasionally vary this 
order to advantage. 

To test the accuracy of the scholar, let the teacher often put 
out words from the different columns indiscriminately, especially 
in those lessons where peculiar difficulties are contrasted with 
each other. For example ; in Lesson 76, let him give out a word 
ending in ; then, another in ow; or in oe ; or in eau ; and so 
on, to any extent he may deem necessary. Thus, also, in Les- 



Vlll DIRECTIONS TO TEACHERS. 



son 135, and the three following, give out words ending in ant 
and ent from the different columns indiscriminately. 

Be careful in asking the questions at the end of the lessons, 
to see that they are thoroughly understood by the scholar. The 
questions on the more difficult lessons, may be deferred, if the 
teacher deems best, till a review of such lessons. 

Question the more advanced scholars on the heads of the 
difficult lessons. For example; in Lesson 76, let the teacher 
ask, in how many ways is the sound of o as in globe, represented 
in this lesson. If the scholar answers correctly, he will say, 
by o, oa, ow, ew, ough, eau, owe, and oe. 

In Lesson 100, ask what are the various terminations in this 
lesson. The answer should be, et, it, ute, ait, oat, ot, ut, and at. 

Another useful mode of hearing the more advanced scholars 
review the difficult lessons, is to call upon them, in turn, to men- 
tion words illustrating the difficulties. For example, in Lesson 
84, let the teacher say ; " Give me a word with a in it sounding 
as in hate — another with ea, having the same sound — another 
with ai — and another with ei. 

Where words of peculiar orthography in a lesson are few in 
number, let the advanced scholars be called upon to repeat them, 
or to w-rite them from memory on the blackboard. For exam- 
ple, in Lesson 108, let them tell what words end in ad; what, 
in od ; and what, in ud. 

Where new and difficult words occur in the Reading Lessons, 
they are placed at the head of the lesson. The teacher should 
see that the scholar is familiar with them before he proceeds to 
the reading lesson. 

W T hen words of similar pronunciation, but differently spelt, oc- 
cur in the same lesson, the teacher should direct the scholar to 
find their various significations in the table beginning on page 1 47. 
The teacher, also, as he gives out these words, should be care- 
ful to mention their significations. As, for example, in Lesson 
76, will be found the words bow and beau ; dough and doe. 

The Alphabet, it will be seen, is divided into sections of four 
letters ; each section to be thoroughly learned before proceed- 
ing to the next. After thus learning the small letters, let the 
scholar proceed to the italic, the capital, and the double letters. 

The teacher is particularly requested, as the scholar advances 
in the lessons, to make him thoroughly acquainted with the rules 
for spelling on page 160; giving, and requiring him to give, ad- 
ditional illustrations. 



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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK 




9 


a 


b 


c 


THE ALPHABET. 


t 


Q 


d 


A 


q r s 


b 


d 


a 


c 


B 


r t q 


s 


R 


c 


a 


d 


b 


C 


S q t 


r 


S 


d 


c 


b 


a 


D 


t s r 


q 


T 


e 


■f 


g 


h 


E 


U v w 


X 


U 


f 


h 


e 


g 


F 


V X u 


w 


V 


g 


e 


h 


f 


G 


W VL X 


V 


w 


h 




f 


e 


H 


X w v 


u 


X 


• 
1 


J 


k 


1 


I 


y z & 




Y 


• 

J 


1 


i 


k 


J 


Z & J 




Z 


k 


i 


1 


J 


K 


& Z J 




& 


1 


k 


3 


i 


L 


Italic. 






m 

n 

o 


n 

P 
m 




m 
P 


P 



n 


M 
N 
O 


abed 
9 h i j 
m n o p 
s t u V 


e f 
k I 
q r 
w X 




P 

1 





n 
fi 


m 

Double 

ff 1 


P 

Letters 

9 ffi 


y z A 

and Diphthongs. 

i ffl se oe. 





10 




THE PRACTICAL 






ba 
da 
fa 
ha 


be 
de 
fe 
he 


LESSON L 

bi bo 
di do 
fi fo 
hi ho 

LESSON II. 


bu 
du 
fu 
hu 


by 
dy 


sa 


se 


SI 


SO 


su 


sy 


la 


ce 
le 


CI 

li 


lo 


lu 


cy 

iy 


ma 


me 


mi 


mo 


mu 


my 


ka 


ke 


LESSON III. 

ki ko 


ku 


ky 


ca 






CO 


cu 




na 


ne 


ni 


no 


nu 


n y 


pa 


pe 


P 1 


po 


pu 


py 






LESSON IV. 






J a 

ra 
ta 


re 
te 


J 1 

ri 
ti 


ro 
to 


ru 
tu 


jy 
gy 
u 

ty 






LESSON v. 






g a 
va 


ve 


vi 


go 
vo 


vu 


• vy 


wa 


we 


Wl 


wo 


wu 


wy 


za 


ze 


Zl 


zo 


zu 


z y 






LESSON VI. 






qua 

y a 

ca 


que 

y e 


qui 

yi 


quo 

y° 

CO 


cu 


cy 


g a 


9* 


^ 


g° 


gu 


gy 


In ce, ci, 
In ca, co 


cy, c sounds 
cu, c sounds 


like s. 
like k. 


In ge, gi, gy, g sounds like j. 
In ga, go, gu, g sounds as in gate. 







SPELLING-BOOK. 




11 






LESSON VII. 






bla 


ble 


bli 


bio 


blu 


bly 


cla 


cle 


cli 


clo 


clu 


cly 


fla 


fle 


fli 


no 


flu 


% 


gla 


gle 


gli 


glo 


glu 


g l J 


pla 


pie 


pli 


plo 


plu 


ply 


sla 


sle 


sli 


slo- 


slu 


sly 






LESSON VIII. 






bra 


bre 


bri 


bro 


bru 


bry 


era 


ere 


cri 


cro 


cru 


cry 


dra 


dre 


dri 


dro 


dru 


dry 


fra 


fre 


fri 


fro 


fru 


fry 


gra 


gre 


gri 


gro 


gru 


gry 


pra 


pre 


pri 


pro 


pru 


WJ 


tra 


tre 


tri 


tro 


tru 


try 


wra 


wre 


wri 


wro 


wru 


wry 






LESSON IX. 






ska 


ske 


ski 


sko 


ska 


sky 


sha 


she 


shi 


sho 


shu 


shy 


spa 


spe 


spi 


spo 


spn 


s py 


sta 


ste 


sti 


sto 


stu 


sty 


spla 


sple 


spli 


splo 


splu 


sply 


spra 


spre 


spri 


spro 


spra 


spry 


stra 


stre 


stri 


stro 


stra 


stry 


pha 


phe 


phi 


pho 


phu 


P n 7 






LESSON X. 






abe 


ebe 




ibe 


obe 


ube 


ade 


ede 




ide 


ode 


nde 


ake 


eke 




ike 


oke 


uke 


ame 


erne 




ime 


ome 


ume 


ane 


ene 




ine 


one 


une 


ate 


ete 


f 


ite 


ote 


ute 



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LESSON XL 




babe 


he 


kite 


rope 


mule 


plate 


here 


lime 


home 


tube 


cage 


me 


lire 


hole 


tune 


rake 


we 


pile 


colt 


flute 


dale 


she 


hive 


mole 


plume 


gave 


y e 


side 


note 


mute 






LESSON XII. 




ab 


eb 


ib 


ob 


ub 


ac 


ec 


ic 


oc 


uc 


ad 


ed 


id 


od 


ud 


af 


ef 


if 


of 


uf 


a £ 


e g 


ig 


°g 


ug 


al 


el 


il 


ol 


ul 


am 


em 


im 


om 


um 






LESSON XIII. 




an 


en 


in 


on 


un 


ap 


ep 


ip 


op 


up 


ar 


er 


ir 


or 


ur 


as 


es 


is 


OS 


us 


at 


et 


it 


ot 


ut 


av 


ev 


iv 


ov 


uv 


ax 


ex 


ix 


ox 


ux 


az 


ez 


iz ' 


oz 


uz 






LESSON XIV. 




bag 


hen 


him 


pod 


sun 


bam 


bed 


up 


hot 


cub 


man 


peg 


rib 


top 


nut 


cap 


web 


tin 


dog 


bud 


bad 


net 


Pig- 


cob 


sup 


hat 


hem 


kid 


yon 


mug 


sap 


vex 


hit 


fox 


hum 


wax 


pen 


fix 


lot 


tub 


yam 


yes 


yelk 


yet 


yelp 

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LESSON XV. 






Words in which s sounds like z. 






as has is his 


«k 1 






LESSON XVI. 


* 




[«p 


James has a top. 




\mtk 


His kite is at home 
Jane has a bag. 
He gave me a pen. 


• 


— h 


UbS 


The fox is in his h 


ole. 






LESSON XVII. 




Words in which a sounds as in bar. 




bar 


car far mar 


tar 


ark 


bark dark hark 


lark 


mark 


park shark spark 


stark 


ask 


task cask flask 


mask 


asp 


clasp gasp grasp 


rasp 


art 


cart dart part 


tart 


hard 


bard card lard 

LESSON XVIII. 
Words in which a sounds as in ball. 


yard 


ball 


call fall gall 


mall 


hall 


pall stall small 


squall 


tall 


wall all war 


ward 


warm 


warn warp want 


wart 


wasp 


swarm sward bald 
LESSON XIX. 
Words in which a sounds as in wad. 


scald 


wad 


wan wand wash 


swab 


swamp 


swan swap salt 


halt 


quart 


squad squash squat 


was 



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THE PRACTICAL 






LESSON XX. 

The hen is in the yard. 










The dog barks at the hen. 


Lfc, r-'V— -f 


Tff£ 


He is a small dog. 


foil 


It is bad to vex the hen. 


Wsm 


iLsygfSf 


Call the dog here. 


jj|gg^ 


BSflllifl 


A man gave me the dog. 
He was a tall man. 

LESSON XXL 








Words in 


which o sounds as in son. 


son 


ton 


won done month 


come 


some 


dove love glove 


shove 


front 


word work world 




LESSON XXII. 


Words in ' 


which o soun 


is as in move, and oo as in fool ; both 




being the same sound. 


move 


to 


lose do prove 


fool 
bloom 


pool 
boom 


tool stool spool 
doom gloom loom 


boon 


noon 


spoon moon soon 


loop 


sloop 


coop droop too 




LESSON XXIII. 


Words in 


which u sou 


nds as in bush, and oo, o, and ou>as 




in book ; 


being the same sound. 


bush 
bull 


push 
full 


put puss pull 
book cook hook 


look 


nook 


shook rook brook 


crook 


took 


wool wood good 


hood 


stood 


hoop foot root 


soot 


wolf 


would could should 

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SPELLING-BOOK. 


15 




LESSON XXIV. 




K 


*S*4 


illF 


russ sits oy xne nre 
She is warm. 




fa* 


III lif/ i 


She loves to sit by 


the fire. 




djRJg^'ffl it 


Come, let us go. 




EbE=y 




We should do the task. 


W^w 


\wjmmm.. 


We should pile up the wood. 

Tt is crnnrl tn wnrlr 




LESSON XXV. 






Words containing oi and oy. 




boil 


broil coil coin 


join 


-loin 
oil 


hoist moist joint 
soil spoil toil 


point 
void 


boy 


coy cloy joy 

LESSON XXVI. 

Words containing ou and ow. 


toy 


bound 


sound round ground 


hound 


found 


mound shout pout 


rout 


stout 


out count fount 


mount 


cloud 


loud proud flour 


oust 


cow 


how now owl 


fowl 


down 


drown frown gown 

LESSON XXVII. 
Words containing au and aw. 


crowd 


daub 


fraud haul caul 


maul 


sauce 
caw 


gauze cause clause 
daw draw flaw 


pause 
haw 


jaw 
maw 


law paw raw 
straw thaw claw 


saw 
awl 


crawl 
brawn 


scrawl sprawl bawl 


shawl 


dawn fawn lawn 


pawn 



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THE PRACTICAL 




LESSON XXVIII. 

James and his Hoop. 

This boy is James. 
He drives a hoop. 
The hoop is round. 
Look how fast he runs. 
He makes the hoop go fast. 
Boys love to drive hoops. 
It is a good play. 



A good boy loves his books too. 



LESSON XXIX. 



time 

hire 

plan 

sad 

slam 

tag 

vat 

pit 

fin 

pin 

fun 

Fg 



line 

mire 

ran 

shad 

slap 

tan 

wag 

sit 

sin 

sod 

spun 

stub 



vile 

spire 

rag 

shag 

snag 

tap 

jam 

wig 

win 

sot 

tun 

mud 



wile 

post 

rap 

sham 

snap 

trap 

wit 

trip 

bin 

gun 

sum 

rut 



wife 

bone 

rat 

slab 

span 

van 

bit 

din 

kin 

run 

snug 

shut 



LESSON XXX. 
Words of two syllables accented on the first. 

La/ dy man ly fin ish fe male 



sha dy 

tidy 

ivy 

duty 

tumult 



can dy 
in step 
en vy 
plen ty 
self ish 



win try 
cob web 
pol ish 
bon fire 



dust y 
nut meg 
pub lish 
pun ish 
ut most 



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LESSON XXXI. 

Charles and the Dove. 

The dove has left the cage. 
She will fly to the wood. 
She loves to be free. 
Charles has not had her 

long. 
He found the dove on the 
ground. She was hurt. 
He took pity on the dove. He put her in the 
cage. He was kind to her. Now she is well, he 
lets her go. Charles is glad to see her go. He is 
a good boy. We should be kind like Charles. 

LESSON XXXIL 
Words of two syllables accented on the second. 




Be have' 
en grave 
a bide 
pro vide 
de file 
re vile 
a live 



cede 
cite 



a like a far re pent 

a bode a larm de test 

be hold de part ad mit 

pro mote re gard en list 

re mote a mend a loft 

re buke in vent up on 

/ con sume pre vent in suit 

LESSON XXXIII. 
Words in which c sounds like s. 



ace 
race 



ice 
nice 



spruce 
truce 



cake 
cape 
cave 



Words in which c sounds like k. 

cold clove can 

cope 



core 



cube 
cure 



camp 
clod 



cent 
cell 



cot 
cub 
cut 



18 


THE PRACTICAL 






Words in which g sounds like j 




gem 


gUl page change 


j ■ hinge 


gin 


gibe rage range 


fringe 


Words in which g sounds as in gate. 


gale 


grind glad rig 


rug 


game 


gold gag big 


gum 


glide 


gore tag hug 

LESSON XXXIV. 


gust 


the 


this with thorn 


ring 


thy 


that thank thump 


long 


those 
chat 


thus theft bang 


sung 
scale 


chub hatch arch 


chest 


chump fetch chafe 


scold 


check 


bench ditch chide 


scene 


chin 


pinch notch choke 


scud 


chop 


punch crutch porch 

LESSON XXXV. 


scrub 


Words of two syllables accented on the first. 


Be? fry 


emp ty com pend 


var nish 


pan try 


den tist bod y 


tar nish 


dan dy 


rel ish rad ish 


ba by 


brand ish 


ob long sul try 


na vy 


band box 


trust y sun dry 


vary 


cap tive 


pros pect burn ish 


safe ty 


en try 


ol ive turn pike 


duly 


ban ish 


act ive strip ling 


fury 


dusk y 


con cave dis cord 


eve ning 


fes tive 


bap tist prod uct 


tru ly 



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LESSON XXXVI. 

Jane and the Rose. 
This is Jane. 

She has a rose in her hand. 
It is in full bloom. 
She took it from that bush. 
She got it for a lady. 
The lady was kind to Jane, 
and gave her a good book. 
Jane did not forget this. The lady will thank 
her for the rose, and Jane will be happy. 

We should not forget those that do us good. 
We should be glad to do them good, and to make 
them happy. 






LESSON XXXVII. 




Words of two syllables 


accented on the second. 


A side' 


ex tend 


por tent 


a non 


be side 


de cant 


be long 


de fend 


con trive 


up set 


be yond 


ex pect 


im bibe 


ab surd 


dis turb 


e volve 


de ride 


a drift 


con suit 


ex pand 


con fide 


a mid 


con tend 


ex pend 


de scribe 


o mit 


con volve 


in fest 


in scribe 


por tend 


re volt 


re gret 



LESSON XXXVIII. 

Taste glebe bold bland bent brisk 

chaste wide fold blank blend cling 

haste blind hold brand elk clink 

paste find fort belt end crisp 

baste hind band bend blink link 

waste kind bank best brink fond 



20 




THE 


PRACTICAL 






font 


pond 


blush 


brush 


clang 


crest 


pomp 


blunt 


brunt 


bump 


cramp 


cleft 


Let the scholar be requested to 


give examples of some of the words in 


this lesson, 


which contain a sounding as in hate ; e as in 


here ; i as in 


mine ; o as 


in globe ; c 


t as m hat ; 


e as in pen 


, i as in pin 


; o as in not ; 


u as in nut 
















LESSON XXXIX. 




Mild 


most 


cast 


crank 


hank 


held 


child 


bolt 


craft 


damp 


lamp 


ding 


mind 


jolt 


darn 


fang 


shelf 


dish 


wind 


ford 


farm 


flank 


elm 


disk 


rind 


pork 


fast 


frank 


fend 


drift 


wild 


port 


garb 


gang 


flesh 


drink 


pint 


sport 


gasp 


gland 


fresh 


fling 


host 


old 


grasp 


hand 


heft 


flint 


Repeat inquiries similar to those on the preceding lesson, and add, 


" give exam 


pies of some words that contain a as in bar." 








LESSON XL. 






Song 


bulb 


curl 


film 


land 


melt 


prong 


bulk 


curve 


fish 


lank 


mend 


strong 


bunch 


dung 


fist 


pang 


nest 


thong 


burn 


drunk 


frisk 


plank 


next 


throng 


clump 


dump 


grist 


prank 


pelf 


romp 


crump 


durst 


hilt 


rank 


pelt 


solve 


curb 


dusk 


hint 


samp 


pent 


soft 


curd 


dust 


hist 


sand 


went 






LESSON XLL 






Brave 


ban 


den 


bid 


blot 


bug 


ape 


bat 


fen 


bit 


clot 


but 


crape 


brag 


glen 


brim 


clog 


club 


crave 


bran 


ken 


clip 


crop 


cud 


flake 


cag 


then 


crib 


dot 


drub 


bind 


clam 


let 


dig 


got 


drum 


spike 


clan 


leg 


dim 


drop 


dub 







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LESSON XL1L 










poor. food. 








The Blind Man and his Dog. 






t^SSsik. 


J 


jl licit uiu. mail is uiinu. 

He is led by a dog. 








He calls his 


dog Trip. 


WMk 




%flfij1 




Trip loves the blind old man; 




vSMtLSi 






and he loves Trip 


too. 






K^tsJfi 


H That boy is 


Frank. 




f^*~ "^-^n 


^^J^Bi 


j£^ 


He is not a i 
Dn the poor 


selfish boy. 
man, and gives 


He takes pity < 


him some food. 


Frank thinks the man 


wants it 


more than himself. 






Trip 


wants 


some food too. 


The 


old man 


will give him a 


part. Trip will frisl 


: and be 


glad. We should be kind like Frank, and help 


the poor 




LESSON XLIIL 






Grape 


cram 


shed fig 


hop 


scar 


grave 


crab 


shred fit 


lop 


star 


lave 


crag 


sled glib 


mob 


par 


nape 


dam 


stem grim 


nod 


jar 


pave 


drag 


them grit 


not 


arc 


strife 


fag 


step hid 


mop 


barn 


strike 


fan 


wed hip 


plod 


barb 


strive 


fat 


bet if 

LESSON XLIV. 


plot 


yarn 


Stamp 


slang 


tank helm 


jest 


lest 


scalp 


stand 


tramp help 


kept 


gwest 


shalt 


strand 


apt helve 


lend 


wept 


sha 


ink 


pang 


desk hemp 


pest 


dwelt 



22 THE PRACTICAL 



ink milk fund hurl musk send 

king milt grunt hush plump sent 

lift imp gulf hurt prompt shelve 

limp burst gulp husk rend smelt 



lint crust hump 


lump rent 


swept 


lisp flush hung 


lust rest 


spend 


list furl 


hunt 


must self 


tend 




LESSON XLV. 




Words of two syllables accented on the first. 


Gen' try 


per ish 


stock ing 


dur ing 


im pulse 


res tive 


stur dy 


glory 


flesh y 


scur vy 


sub urb 


wa ry 


par ish 


sen try 


sur ly 


bru tish 


van ish 


con clave 


trib une 


J ur y 


pel try 


in cest 


fur long 


ze nith 


fret ful 


sin ful 


pot ash 


la zy 



Repeat the inquiries on lessons 38 and 39, and add, " mention some 
words that contain u as in cube." Repeat these inquiries in the follow- 
ing lessons, till the scholar is familiar with the sounds of the vowels ; and 
make him familiar, also, with the marks used to denote them. 

LESSON XLVL 

The Moon and Stars. 
It is evening. 
See the moon rise. 
It is round and full. 
How it mounts up in the sky. 
John can see to come home. 
He was sent to the town, and 
told to be in haste. 
So he did not stop at all, but came as fast as 
he could. How dark it would be without the 
moon and stars. God makes the moon shine. 
He makes the stars shine too. We should love 
God for this. 








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LESSON XLVIL 




Words of two syllables, 


accented on the second. 




Sub lime 


' ab scond 


pre tend era vat 




as cribe 


a long 


de spond a bet 




be hind 


a mends 


re but be set 




de spite 


rat an 


re lapse ad just 




de rive 


be twixt 


re volve a bash 




de prive 


con vulse 


re spond e nact 




for sake 


de volve 


trans mit sub tract 




per fume 


him self 


fo ment dis tract 




sub scribe per haps 


e vent e rect 




de prave 


de pict 


en camp a dult 




sur vive 


in flict 


im pend al cove 






LESSON XLVIII. 




Words of two syllables, 


accented on the first. 




Grate' ful fam ish 


test y lil y 




bale ful 


lav ish 


vest ry bash ful 




gravy 


brack ish 


ver diet ■ priv y 




only 


rav ish 


rel ict brim stone 




past ry 


ad junct 


cher ish in sect 




pru dish 


ab ject 


blem ish thrift y 




sli my 


as pect 


ver y dis trict 




po ny 


bank rupt 


con sort in stinct 




wi ly 


oc tave 


con junct cit y 




co hort 


con tact 


cos tive glob ule 






LESSON XLIX. 




Rave 


slave bile 


drive gad lad 




safe 


stave bride 


fife gap lag 




save 


tape clime 


file had lap 




scrape 


wave crime 


hide hag jet 




shape 


bate dime 


flap hap let 




shave 

-,— 


bide dive 


flat have met 





24 



THE PRACTICAL 



pet beg nip rip grub plum 

fret leg prig scrip grum plug 

tret keg prim ship hut plunge 

set lid rid sip lug pug 

wet mid rim glut mum rug 

LESSON L. 

Jane and the Plums. 

See that plum-tree. 

It is behind the wall. 

It is full of nice ripe plums. 

Jane looks at the plums, and 

wants some of them. 
She asks Charles to get her 
some. 

She forgets that they do not belong to her. 
Charles tells her so, and that he must not take 
them. He is a good boy. Jane thanks him. 
Now she has no wish for the plums. She would 
not take them if she could. We should not 
wish to take things that do not belong to us. 

LESSON LI. 




Hash 

cash 

dash 

gash 

lash 

clash 

flash 

splash 

slash 

mash 

smash 

rash 



tent 

test 

text 

vend 

vent 

vest 

weld 

welt 

wend 

west 

zest 

desk 



mint 


loft 


lung 


mist 


oft 


rush 


pink 


cost 


rusk 


prink 


frog 


rust 


print 


frost 


scurf 


rift 


froth 


slump 


risk 


pulp 


stump 


scrimp pump 


stunt 


shift 


pulse 


thrush 


shrift 


purl 


thrust 


shrimp 


churl 


thump 


shrink 


rung 


trump 



arm 

are 

hasp 

lard 

last 

marl 

marsh 

mart 

mast 

past 

raft 

scarf 





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LESSON LIL 






Words of two syllables, accented on 


the first. 




Hap" py 
ed dy 


J o1 iy. 

skit tish 


sab bath 
clam my 


tally 
tab by 




fer ry 
hob by 
hur ry 
dally 


bon ny 
lob by 
holly 
cher ry 


cur ry 
snap pish 
chal lenge 
sul ly 


fop pish 
sun ny 
slop py 
mum my 




ditty 


ber ry 


pen ny 


puppy 




flur ry 
tar ry 


mer ry 
ral ly 


poppy 
fin ny 


sor ry 
sot tish 




traf fick 


silly 


hub bub 


her ring 




J ell y 


rub bish 


car ry 


sal ly 


chub by 
petty 
ef fort 


putty 
offing 
mam moth 


mar ry 
rud dy 
pet tish 


shrub by 
pud ding 
star ry 






LESSON LIIL 




Words of two syllables, 


accented on the second. 


Ar rive" 


com mend 


as sist 


ac cept 


as sume 


ac cent 


sue cinct 


cor rect 


com mune 


al lot 


ef feet 


ap pend 


con nive 


oc cult 


con nect 


ar rest 


il lume 


col lect 


at tend 


of fend 


pol lute 
com mute 


col lapse 
al hide 


at tempt 
ad diet 


sup plant 
dis sect 


op pu#n 


af feet 


com mit 


at test 


ar range 


at tract 


af flict 


ac cost 


com mand 


at tach 


dis sent 


cor rupt 




LESSON LIV. 




Words having the sound of or, as in nor. 


nor 


for 


north 


lorn 


or 


fork 


morn 


lord 



26 



THE PRACTICAL 



cord 

cork 

corn 

corpse 

sort 

stork 

form 

storm 

gorge 

horn 



thorn 

born 

orb 

scorn 

short 

snort 

torch 

scorch 

ac cord/ 

a dorn 



for lorn 
as sort 
ex tort 
sab orn 
ab hor 
de form 
dis tort 
ab sorb 
per form 
re sort 



re tort 
es cort 
dis gorge 
re cord 
re form 
in form 
con form 
trans form 
ab sor 7 bent 
a bor tive 



LESSON LV. 
walk. be come'. 




The lame Man and the had Boys. 

That poor man walks with a 

cane. 
It helps him to walk. 
His foot is bent out of shape, 

and he is quite lame. 
He limps as he walks. 
See the boys that stand by 
him. They are not good boys. They make 
sport of the lame man. He looks sad, and I pity 
him. He did not make himself lame. God 
made him so. He was born with a bent foot. 
He is not to blame for it. 

These boys would be sorry to be made sport 
of, if they should become lame. I hope they 
will think of this, and do so no more. Only 
bad boys make sport of those that they should 
pity and help. 

LESSON LVL 

Skate fate lathe bake take stage 
date bathe swathe make age sage 







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quite 


rive 


June lam& limb 


rob 


life 


scribe 


puke pad slip 


rod 


like 


slide 


rule pan sprig 


rot 


blithe 


slime 


huge pat strip 


scot 


mile 


smile 


mad #nat swig 


shop 


pike 


thrive 


map shrank swim 


shot 


pride 


tide 


mat crept tip 


sob 


prime 


tile 


nag slept &nit 


throb 


ride 


duke 


nap ship pot 


job 


rife 


fume 


jam& slim prop 

LESSON LVIL 


jot 


Sharp 


yelk 


sing bulge trash 


midst 


scarp 


thresh 


sink trunk crash 


wing 


shaft 


tempt 


skim trust sash 


wind 


smart 


sect 


sling jump #nash 


wink 


snarl 


lens 


spring shrunk lapse 


wish 


sparse 


wrest 


sting just act 


wisp 


start 


sift 


wring tuft fact 


wist 


vast 


silk 


singe turf tract 


jilt 


waft 


tilt 


cringe tush lent 


guilt 


charm 


tint 


tinge tusk scent 


prism 


chart 


twist 


twinge duct delve 


wrong 


harsh 


wilt 


bilge wrung else 

LESSON LVIII. 


wroth 




Words ending in 11 and 1. 




Bell 


spell 


shall chill 


shrill 


ell 


tell 


mall thill 


thrill 


dell 


quel 


I ill kill 


trill 


cell 


well 


bill skill 


sill 


fell 


yell 


dill mill 


till 


&nell 


dwell fill pill 


still 


shell 


swell gill drill 


quill 


smell 


sell 


hill frill 


squill 



28 



THE PRACTICAL 



will 

swill 

spill 

rill 

doll 

loll 

scull 



gull 

hull 

lull 

null 

skull 

cull 

dull 



ex pel 
pro pel 
re bel 
ex tol 
un til 
an nul 



distill' 
dis til 
in still > 
in stil > 
ful fill 
fulfil 



dis an nuT fore tell 



ca bar 7 
ca nal 
ex eel 
re pel 
im pel 
com pel 
dis pel 

Monosyllables end in 11, if preceded by a single vowel ; and if not, they 
end in I. 

Most, and probably all the dissyllables in common use, (except proper 
names,) that end in 11, are to be found in Lessons 58. 67, 92, and 
96 ; viz. distill, instill, fulfill, patroll, enroll, controll, (which are sometimes 
spelt with one I,) foretell, bridewell, recall, befall, inthrall, install, and 
appall. 

LESSON LIX. 

Tru' ant. does. school. girl. play. 

The Truant Boy.- 

Look at that boy. 

I will not tell his name ; for 
he is a lazy boy, and does 
not love to go to school. 

He should be in -school now. 

The bell rung at nine. 

It is past the time, and the 
school has begun. He has a fish-pole and line. 
He is going to fish in the brook. How he looks 
around him. He thinks somebody may see him, 
and tell the man that keeps the school. God sees 
him, and he should think of that too. He is 
doing wrong. He will not be so happy in his 
sport, as he would be in school. Good boys and 
girls do not play truant. 

LESSON LX. 

Words of three syllables, accented on the second. 

A bol' ish as ton ish ac com plish 

ad mon ish de mol ish es tab lish 




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em bel lish pre sump tive pre 


ven tive 


re plen ish se due tive in cen tive 


ex tin guish pre scrip tive de cep tive 


dis tin guish vin die tive pre cep tive 


re lin quish at ten tive re ten tive 


di min ish con sump tive sub 


junc tive 


as sem bly in vec tive un ru ly 


de struc tive per spec tive in qui ry 


de scrip tive pro spec tive pro 


mo tive 


LESSON LXL 




Words in the plural number. 




Bands elks flints ponds curls 


skates 


lads elms figs hops nuts 


grapes 


clams nests lids lots clubs 


miles 


crabs dens ships horns drums 


bones 


maps steps wings dogs lumps 


mules 


In which of these words has s, at the end, the sound of z ? 


LESSON LXIL 




Gate clim& valve twig swing 


with ) 
withe ) 


slate gwide thrash twin slit 


mate tithe tact chin spit 


smith 


wage writhe champ shin split 


frith 


gawge ) scythe ) cant skin quit 
gage j sythe J scant spin flit 


quilt 


squib 


Xnave shore plant grin knit 


squint 


gmle store rant swift filth 


trim 


chime truth van quip thin 


width 


LESSON LXIII. 




Barge carve lath scab strap 


debt 


charge harm path scan spasm 


depth 


large harp baths scrap wrap 


length 


blast gape laths stab adz 


strength 


carp bath paths stag wren 


glimpse 


3* 





30 



THE PRACTICAL 



bwild chink broth knot strut dumb 

built pith cloth spot thrum thumZ> 

stint stilt cloths troth scud plum& 

string kibz bronze sculk ) stud numb 

thing hymn moth skulk j shun crumZ> 

think stop moths scum stun be num5 / 

thrift strop knob shrub buzz sue cwnb 

LESSON LXIV. 
Lit' tie. who. care. keep. Bi' ble. 

The Little Lamb, 

Who takes care of the little 
lamb 1 

The sheep takes care of it. 

Who takes care, of the sheep ? 

The boy takes care of her. 

Who takes care of the boy ? 

The man who is Ms father. 
Who takes care of the man ? God takes care 
of the man. God takes care of us all. He is 
very good. He keeps us in life. He gives us 
food and clothes. He gives us all good things. 
We should think of this. We should love God. 
We should wish to do his will. We should do 
all that he tells us to do in the Bible. 

LESSON LXV. 
Words of two syllables accented on the second. 







Be tide 7 
sub side 
re vive 
es cape 
con jure 
pre scribe 
pre sume 



pre side 
di vide 
re port 
re sume 
re side 
tran scribe 
di vine 



rm pu<m 
be sides 
de cide 
ex cept 
a dept 
con tempt 
sub mit 



pre diet 
ac quit 
per mit 
de sist 
in sist 
in volve 
di gest 





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di vest 


' sub sist sus pect 


re tard 


jap an 
per sist 
e lapse 
a dapt 


tre pan in feet 
ab rupt e lect 
in fract e quip 
re fract for bid 


pla card 
im part 
dis charge 
ci gar 


se dan 


com pact ce ment 


em bark 


a dopt 
ab solve 


sub ject por tent 
de feet de bar 

LESSON LXVL 


re mand 
de mand 


Words containing the diphthongs oi 

Troy choice em broil 


and oy. 

con 7 voy 


roil 


voice pur loin 


en voy 


coil 


re joice 7 tur moil 


in voice 


foist 


ad join ex ploit 


mem oir 


groin 


a droit de coy 


boil er 


joist 


a noint en joy 


clois ter 


quoit 
foil 
noise 
poise 


ap point al loy 
a void em ploy 
de spoil an noy 
de void de stroy 

LESSON LXVII. 


vice roy 
e 7 qui poise 
va 7 ri o loid 
res er voir 7 


Words of two syllables, accented on 


the first. 


Slav 7 ish 
e diet 


post script gang way ar my 
bi ped gen tile craft y 


pre cinct ho ly land scape dar ling 
home spun a pish mist y far thing 
que ry mi ry bant ling gar nish 
pa thos ju rist con script har py 
pre text luke warm off spring sar casm 
pre cept fur bish ram part tar dy 
bride well com rade im post har dy 


tru ism 
the ism 
de ism 


ex ile prox y pas time 
tran script cop y pass port 
drph thong wind pipe g^ast ly 



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THE PRACTICAL 




LESSON LXVIIL 
Sit' ting. moth' er. why. lie. you. 

The Little Girl who did not tell the Truth. 

That little girl is Mary. 

She is sitting by her mother. 

Why does she cry, and look 
so sad ? 

She has done wrong. 

She has not told the truth. 

She has told a lie. 
She found a cent, and put it in her bag. Her 
mother had lost it. She told Mary to come to 
her. 

Mary, have you found the cent ? No, mother, 
I have not. Give me that bag. See, here is the 
cent, and you found it. You have told me a lie. 
I am very sorry. You have done wrong. I must 
punish you. You cannot go to ride with Charles 
and James. You must stay at home. I hope 
you will be sorry too, and ask God to forgive 
you, and help you to do so no more. 



Words 

Back 

hack 

jack 

lack 

black 

clack 

slack 

smack 



LESSON LXIX. 
ending in ack, ac, eck, ick. 



snack 

pack 

rack 

crack 

&nack 

track 

sack 

stack 



quack 
thwack 
bar 7 rack 
ran sack 
&nap sack 
at tack 7 
IT lac* 
zo' di ac 



ock, and uck. 

ma ni ac 
al ma nac 
e le' gi ac 
de mo ni ac 
beck 
deck 
check 
neck 



See words ending in ic on pages 41, 52, 128 — 130, 140 — 144. 











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peck 


trick pock 


mat tock 


speck 


sick rock 


but tock 


wreck 


tick crock 


cas sock 


chick 


stick frock 


hav ock 


thick 


quick sock 


buck 


kick 


wick stock 


duck 


lick 


knock peV cock 


chuck 


click 


cock had dock 


luck 


slick 


dock pad lock 


cluck 


pick 


hock wed lock 


pluck 


rick 


shock hil lock 


muck 


brick 


lock foul lock 


suck 


crick 


block hem lock 


truck 


click 


clock fet lock 


struck 


nick 


flock ham mock 


tuck 


prick 


mock ban nock 


stuck 


Which words end in ac, and which of the dissyllabl 


es in ack, and ockl 


Are not these the only dissyllables in common use that end in ack and ock ? 


Do any monosyllables end in c ? Are there any words 


in common use that 


1 end in ick, except frolick, traffick 1 






LESSON LXX. 






Words ending in ch, che, and tch. 


Starch 


clinch such watch 


pitch 


i parch 


flinch church etch 


stitch 


larch 


linch lurch sketch 


witch 


march 


inch os / trich stretch 


switch 


drench 


winch batch ketch 


twitch 


stench 


filch catch vetch 


botch 


trench 


milch thatch wretch 


scotch 


wench 


perch latch retch 


blotch 


wrench 


lunch match itch 


crutch 


quench 


hunch snatch bitch 


clutch 


rich 


munch patch hitch 


dis patch 7 ) 
de spatch J 


niche 


much scratch flitch 


What word ends in iche ? Ch is sometimes preceded by a long vowel or 


diphthong, as 


in beech, teach. Is not tch always preceded by a short vowel ] 


h 


• 





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THE PRACTICAL 



LESSON LXXL 
Words ending in sive and cive. 



Mas' sive 
pas sive 
mis sive 
pen sive 
con du' cive 
a bu sive 
de lu sive 
in clu sive 
e lu sive 
ex clu sive 
il lu sive 
in tru sive 
con clu sive 
ob tru sive 



dif fu sive 
co he sive 
ad he sive 
e va sive 
de ci sive 
cor ro sive 



per sua sive 
dis sua sive 
co er cive 
sub ver sive 
ex cur sive 
dis cur sive 
ex pans ive 
de fens ive 



of fens ive 
ex tens ive 
ex pens ive 
ex cess ive 
pro gress ive 
op press ive 
ex press ive 
sue cess ive 
re spons ive 
sub miss ive 
com pul sive 
re pul sive 
com pre hen' sive 
ap pre hen sive 

Are not all others, ending with this 



What two words end in cive ? 
sound, spelt sive ? 

LESSON LXXIL 
Grain, wheel, wo! ter. bolt' ed. sis' ter. bread, bowl. 

The Grist-mill. 
Here is a mill 
It stands by the brook. 
We call it a grist-mill, be- 
cause grain is ground in it. 
How fast the wheel turns 

round. 
The water makes the wheel 
go. The wheel makes the stones go, that are 
inside of the mill. The stones grind the grain, 
and make it fine. The grain is bolted, and made 
into flour. The boy must carry it home. His 






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35 


sister will make it into bread. In the morning, 


he will have some of it in a nice bowl of milk. 


Do you not love bread and milk t 






LESSON LXXIIL 




Words of two syllables, accented on t 


he second. 


Con sist' 


ob ject 


be troth 


pre sent 


ab stract 


bi sect 


di vulge 


re solve 


de tract 


de tect 


pro mulge 


re suit 


ex tract 


con vict 


in dulge 


re quest 


con tract 


con flict 


de tach 


con test 


re tract 


re strict 


re trench 


con demn 


pro tract 


dis tinct 


as cend 


con tent 


se lect 


ex tinct 


trans cend 


in tent 


re fleet 


con coct 


as cent 


a venge 


in fleet 


con duct 


de scend 


re venge 


per feet 


de duct 


de scent 


in fringe 


neg lect 


in duct 


fer ment 


im pinge 


re spect 


in struct 


tor ment 


ex punge 


in spect 


con struct 


re cant 


re pulse 


sus pect 


ob struct 


des cant 


e clipse 


di rect 


ex tent 


con trast 


be quest 


e ject 


la ment 


mo lest 


ex change 


in ject 


re mit 


pro test 


de range 


re ject 


e mit 


ro tund 


es trange 


pro tect 


cha grin 


re lent 


pro scribe 


pro ject 


ro bust 


re sent 


van dyke 




LESSON LXXIV. 




Words of two syllables, accented on 


the first. 


Na' tive 


grace ful 


syr inge 


plen ty 


da tive 


dole ful 


loz enge 


knurl y 


mo tive 


wa vy 


stin gy 


stud y 


vo tive 


whol ly 


dam ask 


sulk y 


i a corn 


pre feet 


or ange 


com bat 



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con quest lust y 


lin guist * 


skill ful ) 


scant ling lamfr kin 


dis junct 


skilful ] 


pigmy 


van quish 


for tune 


willful 1 


kid nap 


an guish * 


prov erb 


wil ful j 


lofty 


Ian guish * 


gris ly 


am bush 


sol emn 


hun gry* 


wish ful 


bul rush 


bran dy 


an gry* 


scorn ful 


bul wark 


* These w 


ords are pronounced as 


if the first syllables ended with g, as 


ang guish, &( 










LESSON LXXV. 




Words ending in double consonants, with others in which ough 




has the sound of uf. 




Butt 


staff doff 


puff 


re buff 


add 


quaff buff 


gruff 


dis' taff 


ebb 


cliff cuff 


stuff 


mas tiff 


e gg 


skiff huff 


ruff 


sher iff 


jag-g 


miff luff 


rough 


tariff 


inn 


stiff bluff 


tough 


pon tiff 


odd 


off muff 


slough 


bailiff 


chaff 


scoff snuff e nough' plain tiff 




Which of these words end in ough ? 






LESSON LXXVL 




Words ending in o, with others in which oa, ow, ew, ough, 


eau, < 


}we, and oe have the sound of o, as in globe. 


Car' go 


tyro 


ver ti go 


si roc co 


quar to 


co coa 


buff a lo 


mo roc co 


he ro 


can to 


em bry o 


me ment o i 


ne gro 


mot to 


por ti co 


mu lat to 


ve to 


grot to 


tor pe' do 


em bar go 


ha lo 


jun to 


vol ca no 


man i fest' o 


bra vo 


sal vo 


po ta to 


bow 


ze ro 


stuc CO 


oc ta vo 


low 


tri o 


caF i co 


pro vi so 


blow 


so lo 


in di go 


to bac co 


flow 





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glow 


shad ow 


win now 


al though' 


mow 


wid ow 


ar row 


fur' lough > 
fur low S 


show i 
shew i 


wind ow 


bar row 


fal low 


far row 


beau 


snow 


shal low 


har row 


bu' reau 


&now 


sal low 


mar row 


ba teau' 


row > 


tal low 


nar row 


port man' teau 


throw 


cal low 


spar row 


owe 


crow 


bel low 


bor row 


doe 


grow 


fel low 


mor row 


woe > 
wo S 


trow 


mel low 


sor row 


strow 


yel low 


bur row 


toe 


sow 


bil low 


fur row 


foe 


stow 


pil low 


be low 7 


hoe 


growth 


wil low 


be stow 


sloe 


sew 


fol low 


dough 


roe 


eT bow 


min now 


' though . 


throe 


Which word ends in oa 1 


What words end in ough ? What in eau 1 


In 'owe ? In 


oe ? 






Plurals. 


Woes 


bra voes 


cal i coes 


mu lat toes 


car' gdes ne groes 


po ta/ toes 


em bar goes 


he roes 


bufF a loes vol ca noes 

LESSON LXXVIL 


man i fest' oes 




Swore. v throw. swear. 


vain. 




The 


Boy that Swore. 
It is noon. 




mr\ 


fi|ll§|§| 


I iiSSm 


The school is out. 


H 




Those boys 


are playing ball. 


See the boy 


that has the bat 


KSfc 


in his hand. 


Wtw< 


m i\ ii^^fHR 


His name is 


Robert. 


WBIlj 




He shakes the bat at the boy 
n. He is angry at the boy. 


who sta 


nds by hii 



38 



THE PRACTICAL 



Why is he angry? The boy did not throw 
the ball right. Robert did not hit it, and he lost 
his turn. That made him angry. He scolds his 
playmate. He swears at him. He takes the 
name of God in vain. It is wrong to do so — 
very wrong. God forbids us to swear. That 
man tells Robert it is wrong. He tells him to 
stop. I hope he will stop, and swear no more. 
If boys swear, you must not do like them, but 
tell them it is wrong. 

LESSON LXXVIIL 
Words of three syllables accented variously. 



ReT a tive 



gal van ism 

plen ti ful 

priv a tive 

voc a tive 

in fa my 

in fan try 

mal a dy 

mor al ist 

sub tra hend 

vag a bond 

in fan tile 

os tra cism 

ped ant ry 

dram a tist 

sym pa thy 

par al lei 

pen al ty 

tyr- an ny 

log a rithm 

* Some pronounce tshrV al re. 

In this lesson, and in lessons 117, 118, 133, 161, 162, 164, 171, 173, 
174, 175, 176, and those ending in lie only, (pages 132 — 4,) the principal 



neg~ a tive 
nar ra tive 
car a van 
cat a ract 
con tra band 
ap a thy 
par a sol 
big a my 
san a tive 
lax a tive 
sed a tive 
bot a nist 
fan ci ful 
chiv al ry * 
dog ma tism 
gal ax y 
tarn a rind 
tan ta mount 



con tra diet 7 
in ter diet 
in ter sect 
in ter mit 
com pre hend 
cor re spond 
ap pre hend 
rep re hend 
un der stand 
rep re sent 
in ter cept 
in ter rupt 
rec ol lect 
cir cum vent 
co in cide 
rec on cile 
im por tune 
op por tune 
vi o Lm 



, 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


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difficulty in s 


jelling lies in the syllable immediately preceding or succeeding 


the accented 


one, and to this 


the attention of both teacher and scholar 


should be particularly directed. 


The teacher, also, 


in reviewing would do 


well to put out the words indiscriminately from the different columns. 




LESSON^LXXIX. 






Words ending in x and xe. 


Flax 


bo' rax 


syn tax 


per plex 


tax 


tho rax 


ver tex 


trans fix 


lax . 


cli max 


vor tex 


era' ci fix 


wax 


a pex 


com plex 


e qui nox 


axe 


1 re flex 


con vex 


par a dox 


sex 


ra dix 


in dex 


or tho dox 


mix 


pro lix 


suffix 


par al lax 


six 


pre fix . 


affix 


cir cum flex 


ox 


phe nix 


con flux 


ap pen 7 dix 


box 


la rynx 


in flux 


tes ta trix 


flux 


pha lanx 


an nex' 


het' e ro dox 


What word ends in xe 1 Do 


any other words, in 


common use, end in x, 


! than those in 


this lesson 1 








LESSON LXXX. 




\ Words containing 


the diphthongs ou and ow. 


Couch 


spout 


pounce 


mouth 


vouch 


dou&t 


wound * 


mouths 


pouch 


lout 


sound 


south 


slouch 


gouge 


snout 


mouth 


crouch 


lounge 


trout 


bough 


pound 


douse 


sour 


plough > 
plow 3 


foul 


drought 


^our 


gout 


louse 


mouse 


slough 


flout 


noun 


spouse 


thou 


scour 


our 


rouse 


a bound 7 


scout 


ounce 


sprout 


a bout 


bout 


bounce 


route * ) 
rout* > 


ac count 


shroud 


flounce 


a mount 




* Some pronounce the ou as o in move. 



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a round 
as tound 
ca rouse 
con found 
sur round 
sur mount 
a rouse 
es pouse 
com pound 
ex pound 
pro pound 
pro found 
re dound 
re sound 
a vouch 
de nounce 
de vour 



de vout 

re doubt 

boun / ty 

count er 

coun ty 

found ling 

floun der 

par 7 a mount 

en count 7 er 

ren count er 

count er mand 7 

vow 

bow 

mow 

brow 

prow 

sow 



growl 
howl 
scowl 
prowl 
brown 
clown 
crown 
town 
browse 
drowse 
bow 7 el 
tow el 
trow el 
vow el 
bow er 
cow er 
dow er 



flow er 
low er 
pow er 
show er 
tow er 
dow ry 
flow ret 
row en 
pow der 
cow ard 
cow herd 
cow slip 
al low 7 
a vow 
en dow 
re nown 
empow 7 er 



LESSON LXXXI. 



Sail. three. a cross'. deep. climb' ing. sail' or. 
France. what. car' ried. cot' ton. ex' change. 

The SMp. 

How fast that ship sails. 

Do you see those three tall 
poles ? 

We call them masts. 

Across the masts are the 
yards. 

The sails stretch along the 
yards. The men pull the sails with ropes. The 
sails catch the wind, as it blows, and the wind 
drives the ship along in the deep water. A man 
is climbing up some ropes, that look like a ladder. 
We call them shrouds. He is a sailor. The ship 




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41 



has come from France, and is full of silks and 
cloths. What did she carry to France? She 
carried bales of cotton. We have more of this 
than we want, and thej have more silks and 
cloths than they want. So we let them have 
cotton, and they let us have silks and cloths. 
We exchange with them. This is trade, or 
commerce. 

LESSON LXXXIL 
Words in which ou, o, and oo have the sound of u as in sun. 



Young 
touch 
scourge 
coun / try 
cour age 
cous in 
coup let 
doub let 
flour ish 
nour ish 
coup le 
doub le 
troub le 
troub lous 
jour ney 
jour nal 
south era 



word 

worm 

worse 

worst 

wort 

wont 

sponge 

tongue 

bom& 

one (wu 



oth er 
col or 
come ly 
com fort 
com pass 
cov er 
cov ert 
cov et 
cov ey 
coz en 



once (wunce) doz en 

none * 

monk 



doth 
dost 
flood 
blood 



gov ern 
hon ey 
mon ey 



son ship 
stom ach 
ton nage 
thor ough 
work man 
wont ed 
wond er 
won drous 
wor ry 
wor ship 
wor thy 
worth less 
a bove' 
af front 



mon grel f a mong 
monk ey a mongst 



south ward blood 7 y 
ad journ' blood shed 
so journ bom bast 
court 7 e ous bor ough 
court e sy broth er 
courts sy moth er 

* Some pronounce none. 



noth im 

o 

ov en 
plov er i 
pom mel 
shov el 
slov en 
smoth er 



at tor ney 
an oth er 
bom bast ic 
dis com fit 
dis cov er 
pome gran ate 
com 7 pa ny 



t Pronounced mung' grel. 













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THE 


PRACTICAL 






con jur er 


cov et 


ous whor tie ber ry 




con sta ble 


sov er 


eign ef front 7 er y 




cov e nant 


love li 


ness wor 


' ship per > 
ship er S 




cov er let 


drom 7 


edary wor 






LESSON LXXXIIL 






Words in which u and ui 


have the sound of 


u as in cube. 




Lute 


de pute 


con 7 sti tute 


res o lute 




flute 


im pute 


des ti tute 


sub sti tute 




brute 


com pute 


dis so lute 


suit 




a cute' 


re pute 


ex e cute 


suite * 




con fate 


dis pute 


in sti tute 


fruit 




sa lute 


re fute 


per se cute 


bruit 




di lute 


trib 7 ute 


pros e cute 


pur suit 7 




trans mute 


stat ute 


pros ti tute 


re cruit 




Juice 


* Some ] 

ob tuse 


pronounce swet. 


a buse 




in duce 




sluice 


ref 7 use 


con duce 


con fuse 




cruse > 
cruise > 


spruce 


pro duce 


ac cuse 




truce 


in tro duce 7 


dif fuse 




use 


ad duce 7 


use 


ex cuse 




a buse 7 


tra duce 


mu§e 


re fuse 




ex cuse 


e duce 


fuse 


af fuse 




dif fuse 


de duce 


bruise 


in fuse 




re cluse 


re duce 


cruise 


pe ruse 




ab struse 


se duce 


a muse 7 


suf fuse 




What words end in uite, uit, 


nice, uise, and uise 1 


Which words are 




spelt alike and pronounced differently 1 








LESSON LXXXIV. 






Words in which a, ea, ai, and ei have the sound of a as in hate. 




Lake 


flake 


slake 


brake 




shake 


snake 


spake 


drake 





I * 


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sake 


chi cane 


com plain 


cam pai^n 7 




stake 


count 7 er pane ex plain 


cham pai^n 




quake 


hur ri cane 


re mam 


ar rai^n 




wake 


chain 


do main 


dei#n 




a wake 7 


plain 


re frain 


feign 




par take 


main 


ob tain 


reign 




o paque ) 
o pake > 


slain 


con strain 


came 




pain 


de tain 


lame 




break 


rain 


re tain 


name 




steak 


brain 


main tain 


dame 




ache~ (ake) 


drain 


con tain 


fame 




bane 


lain 


per tain 


shame 




cane 


grain 


ab stain 


blame 




lane 


strain 


at tain 


flame 




plane 


train 


sus tain 


frame 




mane 


sprain 


porcelain 


l same 




crane 


stain 


ap per tain 7 tame 




sane 


twain 


as cer tain 


aim 




vane 


vain 


en ter tain 


claim 




wane 


wain 


skein 


maim 




mem/brane swain 


rein 


ac claim 7 




hu mane / 


gain 


vein 


de claim 




in sane 


chn 7 blain 


feint 


re claim 




pro fane 


or dain / 


reins 


pro claim 




ur bane 


dis dain 


heinous 


ex claim 




Which word ends in aque ? Which in che ? What words in eak ? in 




aign ? in eign 1 


What end in, or contain ein 1 

LESSON LXXXV. 






In the following words 


y sounds as in ga 


te, go, gun. 




Gift 


gig 


girt 


gim let > 
gim blet i 




gimp 


gild 


get 




j give 


gird 


gear 


giddy 




gilt 


girl 


geese 


giz zard 




gill 


girth 


gig 7 gle 


gir die 





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trig ger 
dag ger 
stag ger 
swag ger 
crag g-ed 
shag ged 
dog ged 
rug ged 
rag ged 

* The first 
nounced as if 



crag gj 

shag gy 
wag gish 

% gy. 

drug gist 
slug gish 
gew gaw 
ti ger 
au ger 

syllable in this 
it ended with p 



mau ger ) 



mau gre 
me a ger 
me a gre 
ea ger 
tar get 
be get 7 
for get 
be gin 



for give 
dogger el 
w^ag ger y' 
to geth 7 er 
an 7 ger* 
fin ger 
lin ger 
hun ger 
Jon ger 



and the following words is pro- 



LESSON LXXXVI. 



Win 7 ter. be' gins. 



deep. 




farm' er. horse. 
. hop' ping. 

The Planting. 

The winter is past. 

It begins to be warm. 

The farmer ploughs his land. 

His son drives the horse. 

The plough turns up the 
ground, and makes deep 
furrows. 

Then he plants the corn. The sun shines. 
The showers fall. The blades spring up, and 
grow fast. The farmer must take care of his 
corn. He ploughs the ground once more. He 
hoes out the weeds, and makes little hills around 
the blades. Look at that black bird. What is 
he doing in the furrow ? He follows the farmer 
in his work, and picks up the small worms. He 
carries them to his nest, and gives them to the 
young birds for food. He will soon be back to 
get more, hopping about in the furrow. Do not 





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45 


kill him 


. It is wron 


g; for he does much good 


to the 


farmer. He 


destroys the 


worms that 


would hurt the corn. 








LESSON LXXXVIL 




Words in 


which ay, ey, ei 


, and ai have the sound of a as in 






hate. 




Bay 


stray 


Wednes day* 


in veigh' 


day 


say 


Thurs day* 


neigh bor 


fay 


stay 


Fri day* 


paint 


gay 


way 


Sat 7 ur day* 


faint 


hay 


sway 


yes ter day 


plaint 


i i a y 


de cay / 


hoi y day 


saint 


1 % 


de lay 


sley 


taint 


j clay 


re lay 


they 


quaint 


! flay 


allay 


whey 


faith 


I pi a y 


dis play 


dey 


waist 


slay 


dis may 


bey 


waive f 


! may 


de fray 


prey 


dai 7 ly 


I na y " 


ar ray 


hey 7 day 


dain ty 


P a y 


be tray 


pur vey 7 


dai ry 


ray 


por tray 


o bey 


dai sy 


bray 


a stray . 


con vey 


rai ment 


dray 


as say 


sur vey 


ac quaint 7 


fray 


es say 


sur vey 7 or 


at taint 


gray 


be wray 


con vey ance 


com plaint 


P ra y 


Sun 7 day * 


neigh 


con straint 


1 spray 


Mon day* 


wei^ 


dis traint 


: tray 


Tues day* 


sleigh 


re straint 


* In these words ay sounds obscurely, f Some, wave. 




What words end ir 


i, or contain ey 1 What 


eight 




LESSON LXXXVIIL 




Words in 


which a, ai, ei, and ao have the sound of a as in hate. 


Vale 


bale 


male 


sale 


ale 


hale 


pale 


tale 








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stale 

wale 

re gale 7 

in hale 

im pale 

em pale 

ail 

bail 

faH 

hail 

jail 



( 



gaol j 

jail 7 er ) 

gaol er J 

naH 

mail 

nan 

snan 

pan 

rail 

fran 



trail 
san 
tail 
van ) 
veil j 
quail 
wail 
frail 7 ty 
san or 
tan or 
as sail 7 
de tail 
en tan 
re tan 
cur tail 
a vail 
pre van 
fade 
bade 
shade 
lade 



blade 
glade 
made 
spade 
trade 
wade 
bro cade 7 
cas cade 
ar cade 
bri gade 
cock ade 
block ade 
de grade 
e vade 
pa rade 
per vade 
in vade 
per suade 
dis suade 
era sade 
stock ade 



ti rade 
com 7 rade 
bar ri cade 7 
ser e nade 
lem on ade 
can non ade 
col on nade 
mas quer ade 
ret ro grade 
bal us trade 
pal i sade 
cav al cade 
prom e nade 
a fraid 7 
up braid 
maid 
aid 
braid 
laid 
paid 
staid 



What words end in 
except compounds 1 



Do anv others, with this sound, end in aid. 



LESSON LXXXIX. 



Words in which a, ai, ea, 



Hate 

pate 

rate 

grate 

prate 

sate 

state 

late 



bait 
gait 
plait 
trait 
strait 
wait 
a wait 7 
trait 7 or 



and ei have the 
hate. 

gait er 
great 
strai^t 
eight 
weight 
freight 
eighth (atth) 
eigh' teen 



sound of a as in 

eigh teenth 
eigh ty 
m nate 
stag nate 
tes tate 
hi trate 
frus trate 
die tate 



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der o gate 



nar rate se date col late 

or nate ere ate col' lo cate sur ro gate 

quad rate re late suf fo cate per son ate 

mi grate % di late dis lo cate in to nate 

va cate e late in vo cate dec o rate 

vi brate in Hate rev o cate per fo rate 

lo cate trans late con vo cate dem on strate 

abate 7 es tate ab ro gate ren o vate' 

de bate mis tate ar ro gate i so late 

Which word ends in eat ? Which in aight ? What words end in, or 
contain eight ? What ait ? Do any others, with this sound, end in ait 7 



Words in which a. 



LESSON XC. 
ai, ay, ei, e, and ea have the sound of a as 



in bare. 

tare lair Aeir 

stare pair there 

square stair where 

ware af fair' ere 

wel / fare re pair there 7 fore* 

de clare 7 im pair where fore 

pre pare des pair bear 

com pare cor 7 sair pear 

a ware fai ry , tear 

be ware pray er swear 

air pa rent wear 

fair ap pa 7 rent for bear 7 

hair trans pa rent for swear 

chair their for bear 7 ance 

* Some pronounce ther' fore, wheY fore. 

Which word contains ay ? What words end in eir ? What words end 
in, or contain, ere 1 What earl 



Bare 

care 

scare 

dare 

fare 

hare 

share 

flare 

glare 

mare 

snare 

pare 

spare 

rare 



They need much whom nothing will content. 
Tell me with whom you go, and I will tell 
you do. 



you 



what 



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LESSON XCL 
Sum' mer. ri' pens. lies. work' ed (workt). 



good' ness. 

The Husking. 



paid. 




Now it is summer. 

The farmer is getting in his 

grain. 
See the tall corn, how it 
waves in the wind. Soon 
the soft silk will be seen, 
and the corn begin to grow 
yellow. It ripens fast in the warm snn. It is 
quite ripe. The farmer and his sons pick it. 
They carry it home to the barn. They are glad 
to see it as it lies on the floor. They worked 
hard to get it, and are well paid for their toil. 

The farmer asks some men and boys, to come 
and help him hnsk the com. They are kind, and 
willing to do it. They come in the evening. 
As they work, they talk, and sing, and are happy. 
The farmer s entertains them well. He gives 
them plenty of good food, and pure, sweet water. 
They want no rum, nor strong drink. He thanks 
them for helping him, and is grateful to God for 
his goodness. — They all go home before it is 
late. 

LESSON XCIL 
Words in which o, oa, ou, and oo have the sound of 6 as in 



Globe 
probe 
robe 
ode 



bode 
code 
mode 
rode 



globe. 

strode 
trode 
fore bode' 
ex plode 



cor rode 
in com mode' 
ep 7 i sode 
goad 



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blown 

mown 

&nown * 

ope 

scope 

hope 

slope 

mope 

grope 

trope 

e lope' 

in ter lope' 

an 7 te lope 

tel e scope 

mic ro scope* 

soap 

gAost 

boast 

coast 

roast 

toast 

broach 

coach 

roach 

ap proach / 

en croach 

re proach 

brooch 

in oul, or contain it 1 



LESSON XCIIL 
Words ending in ose, oze, ows, oes, and ose. 

Rose close hose prose 

nose chose pose in close' 



load 


boll 


mould er > 
mold er > 


road 


&noll 


toad 


poll 


poul try 


joke 


roll 


dome 


smoke 


scroll 


comZ> 


poke 


droll ' 


foam 


spoke 


stroll 


loam 


broke 


toll 


roam 


stroke 


coal 


bone 


yoke 


foal 


prone 


re voke' 


goal 


cone 


in voke 


shoal 


lone 


pro voke 


pa troll' ) 
pa trol > 


hone 


con voke 


stone 


a woke 


en roll > 
en rol > 


shone 


croak 


zone 


cloak 


con troll ) 
con trol > 


tone 


soak 


drone 


oak 


bowl 


throne 


dole 


soul 


a tone 7 


pole 


mould ) 
mold y 


loan 


sole 


moan 


stole 


moult > 
molt j 


roan 


whole 


groan 


pa role / 


yolk 


own 


ca jole 


sold 


shown 


con dole 


told 


flown 


con sole 


should 7 er 


grown 

mi' cro scope. 




* Some, 


What words end in oad ? in oak 


? in oal ? in owl ? 


in ome ? in omb 


? in oan ? in own ? 


in ost ? in ooch ? 



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THE 


PRACTICAL 




a ro§e 


pro pose 


trans pose 


gal lows * 


de pose 


im pose 


in ter pose 


' close 


dis close 


com pose 


doze 


dose 


fore close 


op pose 


aT oes 


mo rose / 


re pose 


sup pose 


mal lows 


jo cose 


ex pose 


dis pose 


bel lows * 


ver bose 


- 


* Some pronounce beT his, gal' 


lus. 


What words end in oze, in oet 


•, and ows ? Which words are spelt alike 


but pronounced differently 1 








LESSON XCIV. 




Words in which o, oa, oo, 


and ou have the 


sound of o as in 






globe. 




More 


forge 


course 


vote 


bore 


af ford 7 


mourn 


wrote 


lore 


sup port 


bourn* > 
borne V 


de vote 7 


ore 


im port 


de note 


snore 


ex port 


worn 


an 7 ec dote 


score 


trans port 


shorn 


an ti dote 


sore 


com port 


sworn 


gross 


tore 


go'rj 


fourth 


en gross 7 


pore 


sto ry 


gourd 


clothe 


wore 


oar 


court 


quoth f 


swore 


roar 


con' course 


both 


yore 


hoar 


re source 7 


sloth f 


a dore 7 


soar 


dis course 


boat 


be fore 


board 


in' ter course 


s coat 


de plore 


hoard 


horde „ 


bloat 


ex plore 


coarse 


cote 


float 


im plore 


hoarse 


dote 


gloat 


re store 


door 


mote 


goat 


com'mo dore floor 


smote 


moat 


syc a more 


5 four 


rote 


throat 


forth 


pour 


quote 


a float' 


sword 


source 


shote 


loaf 


* Some pronounce the ou as o in move, f Or, kwuth, sloth. 





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coax 
hoax 


oath 
oaths 


stove 
clove 


grove 
throve 


loathe 


oats 


cove 


drove 


loath ) 
loth*) 


loath/ some rove 


wove 


boat swain* strove low' er 




* Others pronounce loth, bo'sn. 


What word 

.1. o 


3 end in, or contain oar 1 what oor 1 


What end in rde, ss, 


the! 


LESSON XCV. 




Words ending in ase, ass, 


ace, aze, aize, ase, aise, and ize. 


Base 


place 


em brace 


baize 


case 
chase 


space 
brace 


dis grace 
re trace 


maize ) 
maiz ) 


vase 
bass 


grace 
trace 


gaze 
haze 


rase 
pha§e 


a base' 


de face' 


blaze 


phrase 


de base 
e rase 


ef face 
un lace 


glaze 
maze 


paV a phrase 
chaise 


face 


re place 


raze 


raise 


lace 


dis place 


craze 


praise 


mace 


mis place 


graze 


ap praise 7 ) 


pace 


gri mace 


a maze 7 


ap prize J 


What words end in ase and ass ? What in aize, and aise ? 




LESSON XCVL 




Words in which a, au, aw, 


awe, oa, and ou 


have the sound of 




a as in ball. 




Walk 


thwart 


wa ter 


ba/k 


swart 


thrall dom ) 


ca/k 


warmth 


thral dom J 


cha/k 


aF ter 


swarth y 


talk 


al der 


war fare 


sta/k 
dwarf 


al ways 
al so 


war ble 
ward en 


wharf 


cal dron 


ward robe 



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war like 


gaud y 


a er o naut 




war rior* 


fau cet 


mau so le 7 um 




warn ing 


n&VLgh ty 


awe 




al tar 


hau<7^ ty 


hawk 




bal sam 


bau ble 


brawl 




with al 7 


caus tic 


drawl 




re ward 


au tunm 


spawn 




re call 


au gur 


yawl 




be fall 


Au gust 


yawn 




in thrall 


be daub / 


aw 7 ful 




in stall 


de fraud 


awn ing 




ap pall 


as sault 


haw thorn 




a thwart 


a vaunt 


law ful 




a ward 


ap plaud 


law suit 




ta/k 7 a tive 


ap plau§e 


taw dry 




aid er man 


de bauch 


taw ny 




fault 


aug ment 


awk ward 




vault 


au 7 di ble 


torn 7 a hawk 




laud 


au di ence 


straw ber ry 




caught 


au di tor 


broad 




taught 


au thor ize 


groat 




naught 


au to crat 


a broad 7 




fraught 


au spi ces 


sought 




aught 


fraud u lent 


thought 




slaug^ 7 ter 


laud a ble 


bought 




dau^A ter 


nau ti lus 


brought 




au dit 


au turn 7 na] 


fought 




plau dit 


au then tic 


wrought 




au thor 


ma rau der 


nought 




au burn 


au thor 7 i ty 


ought 




lau rel 


au torn a ton 


be sought 7 




pauper 


tau tol o gy 


cough f « 




sau cer 


aud 7 i to ry 


trough f 




What words contain oa ? What contain 


or end in ough ? 




* Pronounced 


war 7 yur. f Pronounced kauf, trauf. 





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Words in which 

False 
swath 
swaths 
quash 
wast 
what 
wal' let 
wal nut 
wan der 
wan ton 
wad die 
swad die 
waffle 



LESSON XCVIL 
a and au have the sound of a as in wad. 

false hood 
pal frey 
pal try 
palsy 
swal low 
wal low 



warn pum 
fal ter 
halt er 
pal ter 
^?sal ter 
quad rant 
quar ry 



quart er 
quar rel 
squan der 
squad ron 
war rant 
war ren 
quad' ru ped 
qual i ty 
quan ti ty 
quad ru pie 
laud a num 
sub al' tern 
e qual'i ty 



LESSON XCVIIL 
Tar' dy. does. hear. goes. teach' er. 



gone. 



The Tardy Boy. 

That boy is sliding on the ice. 
He has put his books on the 

stone. 
He was on the way to school. 
His mother told him to make 
haste, lest he should be 
too late * for it would soon 
be nine o'clock. But he does not love his books. 
He is a lazy boy, and very fond of play. The 
school-bell rings. He hears it, and should go 
quickly, but he does not stop sliding. He slides 
a long time. At last, he goes to school. He is 
very late. The teacher tells him he has done 
wrong, and that he must stay after his school- 




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mates have gone home. This will make him 
sorry. His parents will be sorry too. For he 
will have to tell them of it. Good boys and 
girls will take care never to be tardy at school. 
Are you ever tardy 1 

lesson xcix. 

Words in which a, au, and e a have the sound of a as in bar. 



Grant 
chant 
pant 
ant 
slant 
snath 
wrath 
a slant' 
ca taxrh 
a g^ast 
en chant 
rhu' barb 



ba/m 

ca/m 

psa/m 

qua/m 

pa/m 

a/ms 

ca/f 

ha/f 

ca/ve 

ha/ve 

sa/ve 

jpsa/m' ist 



rasp 7 ber ry psalm' o dy 



gward 

aunt 

daunt 

haunt 

jaunt 

flaunt 

gaunt 

vaunt 

saun' ter 

craunch 

haunch 

launch > 

lanch > 



branch 
stanch 
draft > 
draught > 
laugh (laf) 
laugh 7 ter 
laugh' a ble 
hearth 
heart 
heart' y 
heart less 
hart 
aye 



What words contain ear ? 



Words 

Mar' ket 

bas ket 
cas ket 
gant let < 
gaunt let J 
scar let 
var let 
Ian cet 
gar net 
buck et 



lesson a 

ending in et, it, ute, ait, oat, ot, ut, 



hab it 
rab bit 
orb it 
cred it 
limit 
sum mit 
vom it 
her mit 
mer it 
spir it 



por trait 
ri ot 
pi lot 
wain scot 
waist coat 
har lot 
iib bot 
tur bot 
fag got 
mag got 



and at. 
horn et 
trump et 
tip pet 
pup pet 
clar et 
tab ret 
gar ret 
fer ret 
lap pet 
on set 



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buf fet cul prit big'ot sun set 

gib bet vis it in got clos et 

dul cet ex it spig ot gns set 

hatch et trans it bal lot rus set 

latch et min ute (it) des pot riv et 

fresh et in hab' it car rot vel vet 

jack et co hab it par rot ban quet 

rack et pro hib it piv ot rmis ket 

pack et de crep it a/ pri cot tab let 

brack et in her it pa tri ot* drib let 

pick et de pos it Id i ot gob let 

thick et de mer it pol y glot mal let 

crick et cir' cuit (kit) al i quot pal let 

tick et bis cuit gam / ut bil let 

wick et con duit (dit) ches nut fil let 

dock et jes' u it car at skil let 

lock et ben e fit due at gul let 

* Some, pat' ri ot. 
What words end in ute ? in uit ? in ait ? in oat ? in ut ? and in at ? • 

LESSON CI. 

Words ending in et, it, ite, ight, eit, ute, ip, ep, and op. 

Se' cret 
di et 
qui et 
brace let 
po et 
ca ret 
cru et 
su et 
bul let 
pul let 
pock et 
rock et 



sock et 


cu bit 


blank et 


bow sprit 


trink et 


pul pit 


ring let 


gran ite 


cam let 


res pite ) 
res pit j 


ham let 


in let 


def i nite 


chap let 


in fi nite 


trip let 


hyp o crite 


corse let 


req ui site 


helm et 


per qui site 


u nit 


ex qui site 



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ap po site 
op po site 
fa vor ite 
com pos' ite 
fort'' night 
for feit 
sur feit 
coun / ter feit 
con trnVute 
dis trib ute 
at trib ute 
em 7 met 
plum met 
com et 
plan et 
val et 
ten et 
mag net 
sig net 



run net 
brisk et 
front let 
lin net 
bon net 
son net 
budg et 
fldg et 
al' pha bet 
ep i thet 
am u let 
riv u let 
cab i net 
ep au let 
bar on et 
cor o net 
min a ret 
par a pet 
min u et 

Some pronounce hiz' 
What words end in ight ? in eit 1 in 



vi o let 
bay o net 
in ter' pret 



tu/lip 
cow slip 
gos sip 
tur nip ) 
tur nep J 
pars nep 
bish op 
gal lop 
seal lop 
shal lop 
scol lop 
hys sop* 
de veT op 
en vel op 
en vel ope 

zup. 

ute ? in ep ? 



Tire 

dire 

sire 

ire 

quire 

squire 

wire 

ac quire 7 

re quire 

ad mire 



LESSON CIL 

Words ending in ire, yre, ipe, and 

con spire at tire 



as pire 
re spire 
in spire 
per spire 
ex pire 
trans pire 
de sire 
re tire 
en tire 



sat 7 ire 
vam pire 
em pire 
um pire 
pis mire 
quag mire 
lyre 
pyre 
snipe 



What words end in yre ? in ype ? 



ype. 

gripe 

pipe 

ripe 

tripe 

stripe 

wipe 

type 

an 7 ti type 

pro to type 

steVe otype 



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LESSON CIIL 
In the following words yte, ight, and eight are pronounced ite. 



Mite 
bite 
spite 
rite 
sprite 
trite 
site 
write 
ex cite / 
in cite 
re cite 
in elite 
po lite 
u\ nite 



invite 
re quite 
in diet (ite) 
fT nite 
le vite 
con trite 
ex 7 pe dite 
rec on dite 
sat el lite 
er u dite 
par a site 
ap pe tite 
pros e lyte 



fight a light 7 

light de light 

blight a right 

flight af fright 

plight twi' light 

slight flight y 

night might y 

right light en 

bright bright en 

fright tight en 

bright fright en 

sight sleight 
tight ( height 



cos mop 7 o lite wight ( highth (hlt-th) 
de spite night 7 in gale knight height 7 en 

What words end in, or contain eight ? 



In the 
Dine 
fine 
shine 
vine 
kine 
line 
mine 
nine 
pine 
spine 
brine 
shrine 
thine 



LESSON civ. 
following words yne and ign are pronounced Tne. 



twine re pine 

wine sii 7 pine 

swine con' cu bine 

tine crys tal line 

sa line 7 aq ui line 

com bine eg Ian tine 

de fine in ter line 

re fine in fan tine 

con fine por cu pine 

de cline tur pen tine 

re cline val en tine 

in cline brig an tine 

ca nine an o dyne 

What words end in, or contain ign 



su per fine 
sign 
en 7 sign 
as sign' 
be nign 
con sign 
con dign 
de §ign 
re sign 
ma lign 
coun / ter sign 
as sign ee 7 
con sign ee 



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LESSON CV. 
Les' son. read. 

The Girl who loved her Book. 

Here is Jane once more. 

She is coming from school, 
with a book in her hand. 

She looks happy. Why is 
she happy? 

She was a good girl at school. 

She did not laugh nor play ; 
but was attentive to her lessons, and careful to 
obey her teacher. She was kind to her school 
mates, and did to them as she would wish them 
to do to her. They all love her much. The 
teacher gave her the book, which she has in 
her hand, because she behaved well. It is a 
useful book, and she will love to read it. She 
will carry it home. Her father and mother will 
be glad to see it, and to find that Jane was a 
good girl at school. Good boys and girls try 
to behave well at school, because it makes their 
parents happy. Do you do so ? 



lesson cvi. 

Words ending in ice, Ise, y, Igh, ye, Te, led, and I. 



Dice 

mice 

rice 

vice 

lice 

splice 

slice 

spice 



thrice 
price 
trice 
twice 
en tice' 
ad vice 
de vice 
rise 



vise 

pre cise / 
con cise 
par 7 a dise 
wry 
buy 
defy' 
ally 



com ply 
im ply 
re ply 
apply 
sup ply 
July 
de ny 
de cry 



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de scry 
es py 
rely 
sup ply 
aw 



era/ 



no 



mod i fy 
mol li fy 
mor ti fy 
nul li fy 
oc cu py 
os si fy 
rar e fy 
rat i fy 
rec ti fy 
sane ti fy 
sat is fy 
sig ni fy 
sim pli fy 
stnl ti fy 
ter ri fy 
test i fy 
ver i fy 
vers i fy 



cify 
;lo ri fy 
tify 
pu ri fy 
pu tre fy 
stu pe fy 
de i fy 
dig ni fy 
for ti fy 
grat i fy 
just i fy 
lull a by 
mag ni fy vers i fy sigh lit 

What words end in ise ? in uy ? in igh ? in ye ? in ie, or contain it 1 
mi? What end in efy ? 



vil i fy 
pet ri fy 
viv i fy 
cer ti fy 
liq ue fy 
am pli fy 
clas si fy 
mul ti ply 
fals i fy 
qual i fy 
ed i fy 
in dem' ni fy 
per son i fy 
i den ti fy 
di vers i fy 
high 
nigh 
sigh 



bye 

eye 

dye 

rye 

lye 

pie 

hie 

die 

lie 

tie 

vie 

fie 

pied 

ma' gi 

rab bi 

aF ka li 

ge ni i 



e ra 7 ti 



and 



LESSON CVIL 

In the following words ue at the end is silent. 

brdgue 
vogue 
rogue 
rogu' ish 
rog^ er y 
pro rogue' 
ha rangue dis em bogue' 
tongue (tung) pro' logue 

* Pronounced in treg', fa teg'. 
What words end in eague ? What in igue ? 



Bog ec' logue vague 

cog dem' a gogue plague 

flog cat a logue league 

fog ep i logue 

hog dec a logue 

jog syn a gogue 

log ped a gogue 

frog di a logue 



co? league 
in trigue' * 
fa tigue * 

















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PRACTICAL 


■ - 






LESSON CVIII. 






Words ending in 


ed, id, od, ad, « 


md ud. 




Ha/ tred 


rab' id 


tor pid 


stu pid 




a ged 


mor bid 


sap id 


dru id 




na ked 


tur bid 


ar id 


fluid 




sa cred 


flac cid 


ac rid 


fetid 




sto ried 


ran cid 


bed rid 


squal id 




tro phied 


vis cid 


flor id 


pyr' a mid 




^narl ed 
pal sied 


can did 


hor rid 


in va lidf 




splen did 


tor rid 


in trep' id 




crab bed 


sor did 


Ian guid" 5 * 


in sip id 




wick ed 


val id 


liq uid 


saP ad 




wretch ed 


gel id 


liv id 


bal lad 




kin dred 


pal lid 


viv id 


meth od 




hun dred 


sol id 


fer vid 


syn od 




stud ied 


tim id 


hi cid 


tri ad 




re nowned' 


rap id 


tu mid 


pe' ri od 




big 7 ot ed 


vap id 


hu mid 


myr i ad 




is 7 o la ted 


tep id 


pu trid 


o lym' pi ad 




an ti qua ted 


lim pid 


lu rid 


tap mud 




* Pronounced lang' guid. 


f Others pronounce in va leed'. 




What words end in ieo 


1 ? in ad? in od ? and in ud ? 






LESSON CIX. 






Field. 


dai' sy. 


pret' ty. 


ev' er y. 






The I 


Yeld Daisy. 

n a pretty, little thing, 






I'r 






\ 


Always coming 
In the meadows 
Peeping just abr 


with the Spring, 
green I'm found, 
)ve the ground ; 




TxSuf fs " — t?^W 


WpBIiil 


And my stalk is 


covered flat 


- 


W^Mite^Sr- 


■^c\j=s ,J *-=S 


W 


ltn a wmte ana yellow hat. 











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Little lady, when you pass 




Lightly o'er the tender grass, 




Skip about, but do not tread 




On my meek and lowly head ; 




For I always seem to say, 




" Chilly Winter 's gone away." 


Where is God? 




In the sun, the moon, the sky ; 




On the mountain, wild and high ; 




In the thunder, in the rain, 




In the grove, the wood, the plain ; 




In the little birds that sing ; 




God is seen in every thing. 




LESSON CX. 


Words in which ear, eer, ere, ire, and ier have the sound of ere. 


Clear 


year jeer 


' dear 


gear leer 


fear 


beard * sneer 


hear 


be smear 7 peer 


shear 


en dear seer 


blear 


ap pear queer 


ear 


up rear steer 


smear 


ar rear veer 


near 


dis ap pear 7 ve neer' 


spear 


ap pear" ance ca reer 


. rear 


beer mount ain eer 7 


drear 


deer en gi neer 


1 sear 


cheer dom i neer 


tear 


sheer vol un teer 


1 


* Some pronounce berd. 



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son net eer 
gaz et teer 
pam phlet eer 
fu sil eer 
mu ti neer 
pi o neer 
o ver seer 
pri va teer 
mu let eer 
auc tion eer 
char i ot eer 7 
mere 
sere 
sphere 



sin cere 7 
ad here 
co here 
aus tere 
re vere 
se vere 
per se vere 7 
hem i sphere 
at mos phere 
shire * 
bier 
tier 



pier 
Iron tier 7 

* Some pronounce shire, gla sher'. 
"What words end in ire and ier ? 



gla cier* 
cash ier 
der nier 
fin an cier 7 
brig a dier 
gren a dier 
cav a lier 
chev a lier 
chan de lier 
gon do lier 
can non ier 
buc a nier 
cuir as sier 
(kwer as seer) 



LESSON CXI. 
Words in which ea, ee, e, ei, ie, and i, have the sound of e 
in here. 

Bead creed 

lead freed 

plead seed 

mead weed 

foiead steed 

read sue ceed 7 

deed pro ceed 

feed ex ceed 

heed in deed 

bleed mis deed 

meed a greed 

need cede 

speed ac cede 7 

reed re cede 

breed pre cede 



se cede 


teat 


con cede 


wheat 


im pede 


de feat 7 


in ter cede 7 


re peat 


su per sede 


en treat 


eat 


re treat 


beat 


beet 


feat 


feet 


cheat 


sheet 


bleat 


fleet 


heat 


sleet 


meat 


meet 


neat 


greet 


peat 


street 


treat 


sweet 





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dis creel/ 


beak 


freak 


creek * 


mete 


leak 


screak 


greek 


re plete / 


bleak 


squeak 


seek 


com plete 


sneak 


weak 


week 


se crete 


peak 


cheek 


eke 


con' crete 


speak 


leek 


shriek 


ob'so lete 


streak 


sleek 


pique (pek) 


de ceit' 


tweak 


meek 


ob lique' 


con ceit 


wreak 


reek 


an tique 


re ceipt 


creak 


peek 


u nique 




* Others 


pronounce krik. 




What words end in ead ? in sede ? in ete ? in eit and eipt ? in eke ? in 


iek and ique ? 










LESSON CXIL 




Words in which ea, ee, ei, 


e, i, ie, and eo have the sound of e 




as in here. 




Deal 


keel 


stream' er 


yean 


heal 


peel 


sqneam ish 


sheen 


meal 


reel 


deem 


keen 


peal 


&neel 


seem 


spleen 


seal 


steel 


teem 


screen ) 


steal 


gen teel' 


re deem r 


skreen j 


veal 


teil 


es teem 


green 


squeal 


ceil 


theme 


seen 


weal 


beam 


ex treme' 


teen 


zeal 


gleam 


su preme 


queen 


con ceaF 


ream 


bias pheme 


ween 


con geal 


scream 


bean 


ca reen' 


ap peal 


cream 


dean 


tur een 


re peal 


dream 


lean 


be tween 


re veal 


stream 


clean 


pis ta reen' 


eel 


seam 


glean 


scene 


feel 


team 


mean 


ob scene' 


heel 


steam 


wean 


se rene 









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ter rene 


ma rine mien 


keep 


con vene 


rou tine* man da 


, rin 7 deep 


gan 7 grene 


mag a zine 7 weep 


reap 


con tra vene / quar an tine steep 


heap 


su per vene ma chi 7 nist sweep 


leap 


in ter vene 


ma chin 7 er y sleep 


cheap 


ra vine' 


lien sheep 


neap 


ma chine 


sein ) peep 


stee 7 pie 


ton tine 


seine j creep 


peo pie 


What words end in til ? in erne ? in ine ? in ien ? 


in ein ? and in in ? 


What word contains eo? * ... 






- ou, as o in move. 






LESSON CXIIL 




Words in which ea, ee, ie, and ei, have the sound of e as in 




here. 




Beach 


priest grief 


re lieve 


bleach 


teeth -chief 


re prieve 


each 


wreath lief 


re trieve 


breach 


heath thief 


griev 7 ons 


preach 


sheath fief 


griev ance 


peach 


seethe be lief 


con ceive 7 


teach 


wreath re lief 


de ceive 


im peach 7 


sheathe sleeve 


per ceive 


beech 


breathe peev 7 ish 


re ceive 


leech 


be neath 7 cleave 


ei 7 ther 


speech 


be queath heave 


nei ther 


breech* 


wreaths leave 


leis ure * 


screech 


sheath^ weave 


seiz ure 


be seech 7 


beef be reave 7 


in vei y gle 


beast 


reef thieve 


o bei sance 


least 


sheaf grieve 


field 


yeast 


leaf a grieve 7 


shield 


east 


deaf* a chieve 


wield 


feast 


brief be lieve 


yield 


* 


Some pronounce brich, def, lezh ur. 



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un wield/ y siege eas 7 y sieve (siv) 

fiend be siege > bea ver mis 7 chief (chif) 

liege leash wea ry hand 7 ker chief 

What words end in iest ? in eaf? in eive ? What others contain ei ? 

LESSON CXIV. 
Words ending in ea, ay, ey, ie, i, e, and ee. 

Pea mot ley bee ven dee 

lea lam prey fee mort ga gee 7 

flea chim ney knee ob li gee 

tea gmn ea thee ref u gee 

plea clay ey lee deb au ghee 

sea prair ie flee ap pel lee 

yea* spe cie f glee referee 

bo he a 7 can sey free dis a gree 

key par ley tree prom i see 

quay (ke) bar ley three o ver see 

lack 7 ey pars ley see leg a tee 

jock ey ban dit 7 ti lev 7 ee guar an tee 

tur key com mit tee cof fee ab sen tee 

med ley sper ma ce 7 ti gran dee 7 pat en tee 

al ley ac 7 me a gree dev o tee 

gal ley sim 7 i lee de gree rep ar tee 

val ley hy per 7 bo le gran tee war ran tee 

vol ley e pit o me trus tee ju 7 bi lee 

pul ley ex tern po re set tee ped i gree 

hack ney ca tas tro phe de cree Phar i see 

kid ney a pos tro phe ra zee Sad du cee 

* Some pronounce ya. f Pronounced spe' shy. 
What words end in ea ? in ay ? in ie ? and in i? 

LESSON CXV. 

Words in which ea, ee, ie, ei, e» and i, in monosyllables and 

the last syllables, have the sound of e as in here. 

Please tea§e dis ease 

ease ap pease' cheese 



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these 

breeze 

wheeze 

freeze 

squeeze 

frieze 

seize 

lees 

se ries 7 

6b 7 se quies 



ab o rig 7 i nes 

an tip 7 o des* 

cease 

lease 

crease 

grease 

de crease 7 



m crease 
re lease 
de cease 

* Some pronounce an' te 
What words end in ieze ? in eize ? iece 



peace 

fleece 

geese 

niece 

piece 

ca price 7 

po lice 

va lise 

pe lisse 

front 7 is piece 

podz. 

? ice ? and ise ? 




LESSON CXVI. 
Nev' er. par tak' er. when. 

Proverbs ; or short, wise sayings. 

Rolling the little snowball 

makes the great one. 
An angry man never wants 

trouble. 
Nothing can need a lie. 
The partaker is as bad as 
the thief. 

A boy is known by the company that he keeps. 
Much would have more, and lost all. 
Tardy at school, tardy through life. 
When one will not quarrel, two cannot. 
Be slow to speak of the faults of others. 
A little wrong done to another, is a great wrong 
to one's self. 

Empty things sound the loudest. 
One lie makes another. 

It is good to begin well; it is better to end 
well. 





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LESSON CXVIL 




Words of three syllables, accented on the first. 


Di' a dem 


wa ri ness 


pen te cost 


di a gram 


pu gi list 


pov er ty 


do na tive 


su i cide 


rem e dy 


cu ra tive 


ru bi cund 


tap es try 


hi era tive 


sto i cism 


trav es ty 


he bra ism 


lone li ness 


un der ling 


he bra ist 


boun ti ful 


in tel lect ' 


di a lect 


e go tism 


sol e cism 


hy a cinth 


e go tist 


sym me try 


dy nas ty 


hu mo rist 


mag ne tism 


ri val ry 


luck i ly 


maj es ty 


f e al ty 


pro to col 


mod es ty 


rhew. ma tism 


eu lo gy 


hon es ty 


a the ism 


guax an ty 


mul ber ry 


a the ist 


leth ar gj 


hap pi ness 


du el list ) 
du el ist ) 


am nes ty 


horn i ly 


am e thyst 


man i fest 


pu ber ty 


as ter isk 


man i fold 


cru el ty 


com e dy 


man li ness 


like li hood 


elegy 


mul ti form 


live li hood 


en e my 


prodigy 
par ti tive 


hast i ly 


en er gj 


fu gi tive 


lib er ty 


har di hood 


pu ni tive 


ob e lisk 


bar ba rism 


u ni form 


emp ti ness 


tar di ness 


u ni corn 


pan the ism 


craft i ly 


ho li ness 


pan the ist 

LESSON CXVIII 


mount e bank 


Words of three syllables, accented on the first. 


Fam / i ly 


aq ue duct 


nov el ty 


an ces try 


nov el ist 


tal is man 









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THE PRACTICAL 



crit i cism 
cap ri corn 
dif fi cult 
effigy 
trans i tive 
pos i tive 
gen i tive 
sub stan tive 
ep i gram 
hand i craft 
hand i work 
lab y rinth 
min is try 
rep ri mand 
rud di ness 
sub si dy 
mys ti cism 
fan ci ful 
mer ci ful 
pit i ful. 
plen ti ful 
seep ti cism \ 
skep ti cism j 
ves ti bule 



ret i cule 
rid i cule 
sat ir ist 
mat ri cide 
frat ri cide 
par ri cide 
horn i cide 
per fl dy 
des ti ny 
ad jec tive 
sen si tive 
ab so lute 
col o ny 
col o nist 
big ot ry 
cus to dy 
des pot ism 
her o ism 
mon o dy 
pan o ply 
par o dy 
pros o dy 
syl lo gism 
cam o mile 



croc o dile 
par ox ysm 
ex or cism 
ret ro spect 
mel o dy 
meth od ism 
meth od ist 
col lo quy 
ob lo quy 
al co hoi 
rAap so dy 
mon o tone 
pan to mime 
cas u ist 
lit ur gy 
ex pie tive 
oc u list 
cal um ny 
in dus try 
in ju ry 
per ju ry 
cir cum spect 
man u script 
man u mit 



LESSON CXIX. 
Words of two and three syllables, accented 



Gar / land 
hoi land 
er rand 
gor mand 
hus band 
hus / band ry 
vT and 



thou sand 
le gend 
preb end 
div' i dend 
rev e rend 
stF pend 
sec ond 



al mond 
di' a mond 
ger 7 und 
joe und 
her aid 
her 7 aid ry 
rib aid ry 



on the first. 

em e raid 
scaf fold 
scab bard 
stand ard 
hag gard 
nig gard 
slug gard 





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or chard 


haz ard 


way ward 


short est 


tank ard 


liz ard 


hal berd 


long est 


drunk ard wiz ard 


shep herd 


swift est 


spike nard giz zard 


pot sherd 


larg est 


leop ard 


buz zard 


rec ord 


har vest 


jeop ard 


do tard 


cup board 


pa pist 


ens tard 


home ward bal last 


lo cust 


mus tard 


stew ard 


mod est 


bold est 


wind ward steel yarc 


hon est 


kind est 


back ward frow ard 


tern pest 


in' ter est 


vine yard 


tow ard 


for est 


am e thyst 


What words end in ond ? 


in und ? in old ? and in erd ? 




LESSON cxx. 




Words in which ea, ai, ay, 3 


e, and ei, have the sound of e as 




in red. 




Bread 


breast 


earn est 


stead fast 


dead 


cleanse 


earth en 


bed stead 


dread 


earl 


feath er 


stealth y 


head 


pearl 


leath er 


threat en 


tread 


hearse 


leath em 


weap on 


lead 


learn 


hogs head 


weath er 


read 


earn 


heav y 


zeal ous 


spread 


yearn 


lead en 


jeal ous 


stead 


realm 


dead en 


a breast 7 


thread 


dealt 


dead ly 


a head 


breadth 


meant 


mead ow 


be head 


breath 


dreamt 


leav en 


be spread 


death 


sweat 


heav en 


be stead 


dearth 


threat 


peas ant 


in stead 


earth 


search 


pheas ant 


re search 


health 


break 7 fast 


pleas ant 


re hearse 


stealth 


clean ly 


read y 


re hears 7 al 


wealth 


ear ly 


stead y 


al read y 



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THE PRACTICAL 



en deav or treach er ous saith 
read 7 i ly treach er y a gain 7 
read i ness said a gainst 

What words contain ai, ay, ie, and e\ 

LESSON CXXL 
Words ending in nee and nse. 



says (sez) 
friend 
heif er 



Chance 


— — 

dis pense 


mince 


dance 


in tense 


prince 


lance 


ex pense 


since 


glance 


sus pense 


quince 


prance 


in cense 


wince 


trance 


non 7 sense 


rinse 


mis chance 7 


H cense 


e vince 7 


per chance 


frank in 7 cense* con vince 


en hance 


fence 


prov 7 ince 


a skance 


hence 


sconce 


en trance 


thence 


ounce 


ad vance 


whence 


bounce 


ro mance 


pence 


flounce 


n nance 


com mence 7 


pounce 


ex panse 


de fence ) 


trounce 


dense 


de fense ) 


de nounce 


sense 


offence ) 


re nounce 


tense 


offense J 


an nounce 


con dense 7 


pre tence ) 


pro nounc< 


im mense 


pre tense j 


dunce 



* Others, frank' in cense. 
What words end in anse ? in inse ? in once ? and unce ? 



Farce 
parse 
sparse 



LESSON CXXIL 
Words ending in rce and rse. 

fierce * scarce 

pz'erce* co erce 7 

to'erce * a merce 

Some pronounce fers, pers, ters. 



verse 
terse 
hearse 





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re hearse' 


re verse 


trav erse di vorce' 


curse 


in verse 


di verse sowrce 


nurse 


per verse 


u' ni verse re source' 


purse 


trans verse 


horse 


coarse 


con verse' 


intersperse' 


corse 


hoarse 


[ as perse 


dis burse' 


re morse' cowrse 


dis perse 


re im burse' 


en dorse ) re course' 


im merse 


com' merce 


in dorse ( dis course 


a verse 


ad verse 


force 


con' cowrse 




What words end in rce 


} 


; 


LESSON CXXIII 




Words ending in s, 


ss, sse, 


and see. 


Gas 


dress 




re press 


a las' 


stress 




im press 


! sas sa fras' press 




com press 


J ass 


chess 




op press 


bass 


guess 




dis tress 


lass 


ac cess' 




ex press 


class 


sue cess 




as sess 


glass 


re cess 




pos sess 


mass 


con fess 




ab' scess 


pass 


pro fess 




in gress 


brass 


ex cess 




pre pos sess' 


grass 


un less 




nev er the less' 


a mass' 


ca ress 




fi nesse' 


re pass 


ad dress 


;; 


ac qui esce' 


sur pass 


re dress 




co a lesce 


mo rass 


e gress 




ef fer vesce 


less 


ag gress 




boss 


bless 


di gress 




cross 


tress 


trans gress 


loss 


mess 


de press 




gloss 











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THE PRACTICAL 



moss 
dross 
toss 

"What words end in as 1 



a cross / 
em boss 
ma tross 

"What in sse '. 



fuss 
trass 
dis cuss / 

What monosyllables 




end in single s 1 See Rule IV. for spelling, page 161. 

LESSON CXXIV. 
Blue. glad' den. , 

God made all things. 

God made the sky so bright and 
blue, 
God made the grass so green ; 
He made the flowers that smell 
so sweet, 
In pretty colors seen. 

God made the little birds to fly ; 

How sweetly they have sung ; 
And though they soar so very high, 

They wont forget their young. 

God made the cow to give us milk, 

The horse for us to use ; 
I'll treat them kindly for his sake, 

Nor dare his gifts abuse. 

i 
God made the sun that shines so bright, 

And gladdens all I see, 

It comes to give us heat and light ; 

How thankful I should be. 

God made the moon and stars on high, 

To rule the darksome night ; 
How bright they shine in yonder sky, 

To cheer us with their light. 





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' 


LESSON CXXV. 




Words ending in ss, s, se, 


and ce. 


Hiss 


pa ren the sis 


ed i fice 


kiss 


hy poth e sis 


or i fice 


bliss 


a nal y sis 


av a rice 


miss 


pa ral y sis 


den ti frice 


a miss 7 


a man u en 7 sis 


lie o rice 


re miss 


no 7 tice (tis) 


ar mis tice 


dis miss 


powl tice 
jawn dice 


ar ti fice 


a byss 


ac com 7 plice 


¥ ris 


of fice 


ap pren tice 


ba sis 


mal ice 


mor 7 tise 


cri sis 


sur plice 


prom ise 


gra tis 


cor nice 


prac tise ) 


elas sis 


cop pice 


prac tice j 


der vis 


sol stice 


treat ise 


ax is 


just ice 


pref ace 


em' pha sis 


lat tice 


sur face 


syn the sis 


crev ice 


pal ace 


gen e sis 


nov ice 


neck lace 


o a/ sis 


serv ice 


sol ace 


pro bos cis 


let tuce (tis ) 


men ace 


el lip sis 


tor toise 


pin nace 


sy nop sis 


cow 7 ard ice 


fur nace 


me trop 7 o lis 


prej u dice 


ter race 


an tith e sis 


ben e rice 


pur chase 


What words end in yss ? in uce ? in oise 


? in ise ? in ase ? 




lesson dxxvi 




Words ending in s, ss, and se. 


I Can 7 vas 


cop 7 per as 


tres pass 


at las 


er y sip 7 elas 


can vass 


I bi as 


wind 7 lass 


har ass 




7 





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THE PRACTICAL 



ruth less 
cy press 
jew ess 
prow ess 
heed less 
peer less 
child less 
seam stress 
lar gess 
har ness 
dr o cese ) 
di o cess ) 
re" bus 
fo cus 
mu cus 
ge nus 
vi rus 
* Pronounced kong gres. 
What words end in est ? in 



cut lass 
car cass 
em bay rass 
aV bess 
prin cess 
reck less 
bur gess 
em press 
wit ness 
con gress * 
prog ress 
ac tress 
for tress 
mis tress 
mat tress 
mat ress 
but tress 



cir cusf 
sur plus 
istA mus 
cen sus 
in / cu bus 
ex o dus 
im pe tus 
nu cle us ', 
ra di us 
pros pec' tus 
co los sus 
Le vit' i cus 
as par a gus 
ap pa ra' tus 
pur' pose 
por poise X 
por pess j 
f Sur' kus. 
ose ? in oise ? 



LESSON CXXVIL 

Words in which oo, and accented o have the sound of o as in 

move. 



Rood 

brood 

mood 

food 

moor 

boor 

poor 

moot 

boot 

shoot 

hoot 



booth 

smooth 

soothe 

tooth 

scoop 

stoop 

whoop 

swoop 

troop 

roof , 

proof 



hoof 

woof 

broom 

groom 

loom 

room 

goose 

loose 

moose 

noose 

choose 



ooze 

cool 

loon 

swoon 

roost 

school 

groove 

boo' by 

boot y 

bo som 

bride groom 



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pan ta loon' 


dra goon rac oon re move 


for sooth' 


fes toon sa loon re prove 


a loof 


har poon pol troon im prove 


bab oon 


lam poon mon soon ap prove 


bal loon 


la goon be hoof dis prove 


bas soon 


pla toon be hoove ) en tom& 


buf foon 


pon toon be hove J hec' a tomb 


What word ends in ze ? In which words does single o sound as in move 1 




LESSON CXXVIIL 


Words in whicr 


l ou, oeu, 00, oe, and the o in monosyllables 


and accented 


syllables, have the sound of o as in move. 


Group 


ac cou tre ) too 


croup 


ac cou ter ) a do' 


soup 


ma noeu vre ) who 


sou 


ma neu ver j whose 


tour 


r ren' de# vou§ whom 


sou chong' 


tour na ment who' so ev er 


car touch 


two cuck' oo 


sur tout 


tom& tat too' 


un couth 


coo shoe 


con tour 


woo ca noe' 


What words end in cms ? in oo ? in oe ? 




LESSON CXXIX. 


Words in which 


ieu, ue, ew, iew, ou, ewe, and eau are found. 


Lieu (hi) 


blue ven due val ue 


pur' lieu 


glue im brue con strue 


lieu ten' ant 


rue ac crue is ^ue * 


a dieu' (da) 


true en sue tis sue * 


cue (ku) 


sue pur sue stat ue 


due 


im bue' res' cue vir tue 


hue 


sub due ar gue res' i due 


flue 


indue ague avenue 




* Pronounced ish u, tish n. 



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THE PRACTICAL 



rev e rme 

ret i rme 

con tin 7 ue 

im promp tu 

dew 

few 

hew 

chew 

drew 

view 



clew ) 

clue j 

new 

threw 

flew 

brew 

crew 

screw 

shrew 

slew 



What words end in, or contain ieu ? 
in iew ? What contain eau ? 



stew neph ew 

strew pur view 

grew cur few 

knew sin ew 

yew re new 7 

ewe (yu) re view 

you in' ter view 

youth heart ty 

through beau' ti ful 

mil 7 dew heau te ous 

What end in u 1 in ewe 1 in ough ? 



LESSON CXXX. 
Fa' ble. oft' en. which. thirst. af ter. 
The Fable of the Crow and the Jug. 




[A fable is a short story, to teach- the truth in a pleasing 
way. It often supposes things to happen which never did 
happen — not to deceive us, but to instruct and amuse. You 
will see this in the following fable.] 

A crow that was dry, strove to quench her 
thirst in a jug which had some water in it. 
But the neck of the jug was so long and nar- 
row, that the poor bird could not get her head 



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77 



in. " Well," said she, " I think I can tell what 
to do with you yet. Come, let me see ; I will 
fill you partly with stones, and then, I dare say, 
the water will rise to the top, do what you can 
to prevent it." So the crow went to work, as 
you see in the picture. She dropped in one 
stone after another; and in a short time the 
water rose so high, that she had as much of it 
as she pleased. 

This fable teaches us, that by planning and 
persevering, we may often do what we think, at 
first, cannot be done. 

" I cannot" never did any thing. " I will try" 
has done wonders. 



Words in which 

Pure 
lure 

sure (shur) 
in sure 7 
as sure 
se cure 
pro cure 
ob scure 
en dure 
ab jure 
al lure 
de mure 
im mure 
ma nure 
in ure 
ad jure 



LESSON CXXXL 
ure, our, eur, ewer, ew, 
are found. 

ma ture 
your 

ep 7 i cure 
si ne cure 
o ver ture 
por trai ture 
pre ma ture 
lig a ture 
sig na ture 
cur va ture 
for feit ure 
fur ni ture 
ap er ture 
am a tewc' 
con nois seur 
car' i ca ture 

7* 



eu, ude, eud, and ewd 

min i a ture 
tern per a ture 
lit er a ture 
ju di ca ture 
hew 7 er 
ew er 
skew er 
brew er 
sew er 
pew ter 
neu ter 
crude 
prude 
rude 
pre 7 lude 
pre elude 7 



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THE PRACTICAL 




se elude 


Ion gi tude 


al ti tude 


e lude 


lat i tude 


serv i tude 


in elude 


sol i tude 


prompt i tude 


con elude 


am pli tude 


qui e tude 


ex elude 


mag ni tude 


dis qui' e tude 


de lude 


tur pi tude 


si mil i tude 


al lude 


las si tude 


in fin i tude 


ob trude 


rec ti tude 


de crep i tude 


in trude 


grat i tude 


vi cis si, tude 


pro trude 


at ti tude 


be at i tude 


ex ude 


mul ti tude 


feud 


in' ter lude 


apt i tude 


lewd 


hab i tude 


for ti tude 


shrewd 


What words end in our ? in eur ? in eud ? in ewd ? in etude ?, 




LESSON CXXXIL 




Words ending in a. 


So' fa 


a re a 


form u la 


ga la 


by e na 


stam i na 


dra ma 


au ro ra . 


al ge bra 


e ra 


er ra ta 


gen e ra 


quo ta 


i o ta 


op e ra 


so da 


di plo ma 


ret i na 


stra ta 


sa Li va 


ef flu' vi a 


ze bra 


um brel la 


mal a ri a 


vil la 


di lem ma 


pen jn su la 


stigma 


e nig ma 


a nath e ma 


dog ma 


ho san na 


in sig ni a 


ast/fc ma 


pi az za 


a poq tj pha 


com ma 


mi as ma 


phe nom e na 


vis ta 


ve ran da 


in flu en' za 


stan za 


cu' po la 


pan o ra ma 


man na 


ma ni a 


hy dro pho' bi a 


i de' a 


scrof u la 


encyclope'di a 


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LESSON CXXXIII. 


Words of four and five syllables 


accented variously. 


Re stor 7 a tive 


ge om e try 


fig 7 u ra tive 


ac cu sa tive 


e van gel ist 


im i ta tive 


pro vo ca tive 


im pov er ish 


cas u al ty 


in tu i tive 


fa nat i cism 


pres by ter y 


le vi a than 


in fan ti cide 


em i nent ly 


en thu si asm 


a nal o gy 


dif fi cul ty 


en thu si ast 


a nat o my 


ap o plex y 


de rog a tive 


an tag o nist 


cas u is try 


con serv a tive 


a pol o gist 


con tu me ly 


im per a tive 


a ris to crat 


pol y the ism 


pre rog a tive 


as trol o gy 


af fi da/ vit 


in die a tive 


apology 


pan e gyr ist 


su per la tive 


as tron o my 


mul ti pli cand 7 


de tin i tive 


e con o my 


com mu 7 ni ca tive 


in fin i tive 


ge ol o gy 


vi tu pe ra tive 


in quis i tive 


mo nop o ly 


de mo ni 7 a cal 


re trib u tive 


the ol o gy 


in ter rog a tive 


dis trib u tive 


my thol o gy 


rep re sent a tive 


di min u tive 


phi lol o gy 


or ni thol o gy 


con sec u tive 


tau tol o gy 


gen e al o gy 


an tip a thy 


phre nol o gy 


min e ral o gy 


a nom a ly 


zo ol o gy 


trig o nom e try 


po lyg a my 


mis an thro py 


et y mol o gy 


i dol a try 


dox ol o gy 


phys i ol o gy 


a cad e my 


ven tril o quism pnra se ol o gy 




LESSON CXXXIV. 


In the following words ise and ice 


have the sound of Ize. 


'Else 


ex cise 7 


sur mise 


guise 


de mise 


de spise 


wise 


pre mise 


a rise 









so 


THE PRACTICAL 




em prise 


bru tal ize 


par a lyze ) 


com prise 


i dol ize 


par a lize j 


ap prise 


hu man ize 


sol em nize 


chas tise 


scru ti nize 


sat ir ize 


ad vise 


the o rize 


stig ma tize 


de vise 


meth od ize 


mag net ize 


re vise 


gor man dize 


dog ma tize 


dis guise 


ag gran dize 


an a lyze 


critf i cise 


rec og nize ) 


i • 
har mo nize 


cir cum cise 


rec og nise j 


i tal 7 1 cize 


ex er cise 


col o nize 


e pit o mize 


mer chart dise 


can on ize 


ex tern po rize 


com pro mise 


pat ron ize 


a pol o gize 


en ter prise 


jour nal ize 


a pos tro phize 


ex or cise 


pul ver ize 


phi los o phize 


en fran' chise 


tern po rize 


im mor tal ize 


dis fran chise 


ser mon ize 


e van gel ize 


ad ver tise / 


sym pa thize 


mo nop o lize 


su per vise 


scandalize 


e con o mize 


suf flee' 


sig nal ize 


a pos ta tize 


sac 7 ri fice 


mor al ize 


so lil o quize 


prize 


tan ta lize 


nat' u ral ize 


size 


crys tal lize ) 


gen er al ize 


as size 7 


crys tal ize j 


sec u lar ize 


ap prize 


fer til ize 


sys tern a tize 


bap tize 


civ il ize 


ma te' ri al ize 


e' qual ize 


tyr an nize 


par tic u lar ize 


neu tral ize 


sub si dize 


a nath e ma tize 


re al ize 


ag o nize 


spir' it u al ize 


le gal ize 


or gan ize 


rev o hY tion ize 


w 

He who is behinc 


bat words end in ice ? ir 


yze? 
for himself, and trouble 


1-hand, makes work 


for others. 






Virtue is the only true nobility. 





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LESSON CXXXV. 
Words ending in ant and ent, of two syllables, accented on the 

first. 



Vacant 
pa geant 
giant 
pli ant 
claim ant 
poign ant 
Ha grant 
ty rant 
tru ant 
fra grant 
va grant 
peel ant 
ver dant 
ser geant * 
in f ant 
gal lant 
dor mant 
ten ant 



de cent 
re cent 
tri dent 
pru dent 
stu dent 
a gent 
re gent 
co gent 
cli ent 
si lent 
pave merit 
oint. ment 
mo ment 
la tent 
po tent 
flu ent 
lam bent 
cres cent 



stag nant 
rem nant 
flip pant 
ar rant 
cur rant 
mer chant 
pen dant 
pleas ant 
peas ant 
pheas ant 
dis tant 
in stant 
con stant 
ex tant 
sex tant 
serv ant 
tan gent 
pun gent 



* Others pronounce sar' jent. 



ur gent 
tal ent 
clem ent 
com ment 
pen dent 
vest ment 
ser pent 
cur rent 
ab sent 
pat ent 
pres ent 
ad vent 
con vent 
fer vent 
sol vent 
ar dent 
gar ment 
parch ment 



LESSON CXXXVI. 

Words ending in ant and ent, of three syllables, accented on 
the second. 

Com pli'ant de fend ant 

as sail ant at tend ant 

com plain ant re cum bent 

\ ac count ant in cum bent 

pur su ant qui es cent 

, as cend ant trans cend ent 

de scend ant re splen dent 



in dul gent 
ef ful gent 
re ful gent 
as trin gent 
con tin gent 
in sur gent 
in clem ent 









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THE PRACTICAL 




im port ant 


in ces sant 


ad ja cent 


as sist ant 


re luct ant 


com pla cent 


ob serv ant 


re pent ant 


im pru dent 


a bund ant 


a but ment 


de port ment 


re dund ant 


con cur rent 


de po nent 


ac cord ant 


re spond ent 


com po nent 


con cord ant 


con ver gent 


op po nent 


dis cord ant 


con sis tent 


ad lie rent 


in form ant 


in sol vent 


in he rent 


in dig nant 


de lin quent 


co he rent 


ma lig- nant 


de pend ent 


en roll ment 


re pug nant 


ab hor rent 


a part ment 




LESSON CXXXVII. 


Words ending in ent and ant, of three 


syllables, accented on 




the first. 




Le'ni ent 


dil i gent 


ar ro gant 


o ri ent 


prev a lent 


ad a mant 


vi o lent 


pest i lent 


ad ju tant 


ve he ment 


ex eel lent 


com bat ant 


ru di ment 


in do lent 


con ver sant 


nu tri ment 


in so lent 


com plai sant 


in no cent 


tur bu lent 


dis pu tant 


ac ci dent 


op u lent 


men di cant 


in ci dent 


cor pu lent 


sup pli cant 


dif fi dent 


vir u lent 


rec re ant 


. con fi dent 


flat u lent 


mis ere ant 


res i dent 


lig a ment 


ter ma gant 


pres i dent 


firm a ment 


sup pli ant 


ev i dent 


or na ment 


dis so nant 


prov i dent 


sac ra ment 


pet u lant 


im pu dent 


con fi dant 


stim u lant 


in di gent 


el e gant 


con so nant 


neg li gent 


el e pliant 


oc cu pant 









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ig no rant 
em i grant 
mil i tant 
vis it ant 
prot es tant 
rel e vant 
ra di ant 
par lia ment 
ar ma ment • 
ar gu ment 
test a ment 
el e ment 
im pie ment 
com pie ment 
sup pie ment 



bat tie ment 
ten e ment 
chas tise ment 
sed i ment 
con di ment 
al i ment 
com pli ment 
mer ri ment 
det ri ment 
sen ti ment 
doc u ment 
mon u ment 
in stru ment 
per ma nent 
em i nent 



im mi nent 
Lin i ment 
prom i nent 
con ti nent 
per ti nent 
ab sti nent 
rev er ent 
com pe tent 
pen i tent 
es cu lent 
im po tent 
af flu ent 
sub se quent 
con se quent 
el o quent 



LESSON CXXXVIII. 

Words ending in ent and ant, of four and five syllables 
accented variously. 

o be / di ent com mu ni cant e mol u ment 

ex pe di ent lux u ri ant om nip o tent 

in gre di ent sig nif i cant con stit u ent 

a pe ri ent ex trav a gant in tel li gent 

be nef i cent pre pond er ant con va les / cent 

mag nif i cent in tol er ant in de pen dent 

mu nif i cent i tin er ant cor re spond ent 

co in ci dent in hab i tant om ni pres ent 

per cip i ent con com i tant in ter mit tent 

re cip i ent be nev o lent in ad vert ent 

sub serv i ent pre die a ment an te ce dent 

in cip i ent ad ver tise ment lfn / e a ment 

e quiv a lent im ped i ment tern per a ment 

ma lev o lent ex per i ment su per in tend' ent 



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THE PRACTICAL 



LESSON CXXXIX. 
Fall' en. e' qual. 

The vain Jackdaw. 



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A foolish jackdaw once picked up some feath- 
ers which had fallen from a peacock; and, 
putting them on, made himself as fine as he 
could. Becoming very vain, he began to slight 
the company of other jackdaws. He joined a 
flock of beautiful peacocks, and thought himself 
as fine as the best of them. They knew who 
he was, and resolved to get rid of him. So 
they tore the borrowed plumes from his back, 
and pecked him out of their company. He 
then tried to get back among his old friends, 
the jackdaws. These, also, resenting his former 
pride, refused to ' receive him ; while one of the 
most honest among them thus addressed him. 
" If you had been contented to remain a jack- 
daw, you would have avoided this double dis- 
grace." 

We learn from this, never to set ourselves 
up above our equals, nor to pretend to be what 
we are not. 








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LESSON CXL. 




In the following words, ur, er, and ir, have 
sound. 


nearly the same 


Bur 


her 


perch 


third 


cur 


de ter 7 


herd 


fir 


slur 


de fer 


Z&erb 


sir 


fur 


pre fer 


verb 


stir 


blur 


re fer 


serf 


first 


spur 


in fer 


serve 


whirl 


purr ) 


con fer 


swerve 


whir 


pur J 


trans fer 


nerve 


sir 7 up 


oc cur' 


a ver 


were 


stir rup 


re cur 


inter 


pre serve 7 


dirge 


con cur 


jerk 


re serve 


merge 


in cur 


clerk 


de serve 


verge 


de mur 


yerk 


su perb 


e merge 7 


ab surd 


berth 


mer 7 maid 


di verge 


suF phur 


sperm 


ster ling 


con verge 


mur mur 


term 


di vers 


urge 


! pur port 


germ 


ice berg 

5 


purge 


err 


erst 


bird 


surge 




LESSON CXLL 




In the following words, ur, er 


, or, ir, and yr, 


have nearly the 




same 


sound. 




Hurt 


re turn' 


cis tern 


spurt 


u surp 


pat tern 


lurk 


fern 




slat tern 


urn 


stern 




bit tern 


burn 


con cem / 


cav ern 


churn 


dis cern 


tav ern 


spurn 


mod / 


ern 


north ern 


turn 


Ian tern 


west ern 






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86 


THE PRACTICAL 


east ern di vert 


chirp 


pos tern de sert 


twirl 


a corn 


des sert 


birth 


stab born a lert 


mirth 


wert 


6 7 vert 


birch 


pert 


des ert 


thirst 


ex pert 7 


filbert 


squirm 


in sert 


con 7 tro vert 


firm 


as sert 


an i mad vert 7 af firm 7 


a vert 


dirt 


in firm 


sub veil 


; shirt 


con firm 


ad vert 


flirt 


sir 7 loin 


in ert 


squirt 


skirm ish 


re vert 


quirk 


cir 7 cum stance 


con vert irk 


cir cum vent 7 


con ceii 


; dirk 


myrrh (mer) 




What words end in or?i ? in yrrh ? 


• 


LESSON CXLII. 




Words ending in dge and ge. 


Badge 


budge 


lodg ment 


edge 


judge 


a bridg 7 ment 


hedge 


drudge 


ac knowl' edg ment 


ledge 


grudge 


cot 7 tage 


pledge 


trudge 


cab bage 


sledge 


knowYe&ge 


ad age 


fledge 


selv edge 


band age 


dredge 


por ridge 


bond age 


sedge 


car tridge 


cord age 


wedge 


a bridge 7 


bag gage 


ridge 


dis lodge 


lug gage 


bridge 


ac JcnowV edge 


moit gage 


dodge 


fore knowl edge 


car riage 


lodge 


judg 7 ment 


mar riage 





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pil lage 


im age 


spin age 


til lage 


pack age 


stop page 


vil lage 


rum mage 


man age 


dam age 
Plu' mage 


horn age 


suf frage 
dis par age 


sav age 


out rage 


am brage 


ad van tage 


u sage 


Ian guage * 


ar rear age 


do tage 


salv age 


co? lege 


post age 


lin 7 e age 


al lege 7 ) 
al ledge J 


port age 


vas sal age 


voy age 


pil grim age 


priv 7 i lege 


car nage 


hem or r^age 


sac ri lege 


sau sage 


pat ron age. 


ves 7 tige 


for age 


per son age 


del uge 


vi§ age 


eq ui page 


ref uge 


mes sage 


av er age 


sub 7 ter fuge 


vint age 


bev er age 


en gage 7 


host age 


her mi tage 


as suage 


pot age 


her i tage 


pre sage 


rav age 


ap pend 7 age 


o blige f 


* Pronounced lang' gwaj. f Some 


pronounce o blej'. 


Which word ends in adge ? What in 


tage ? in ige ? 




LESSON CXLIII. 




Words ending 


in am, em, egm, im, ym, ime, and om. 


Mad 7 am 


sa chem 


min 7 im 


bed lam 


po em 


max im 


buck ram 


i tern 


vie tim 


ep 7 i gram 


strat 7 a gem 


pil grim 


an them 


re qui em 


thum mim 


! em blem 


the o rem 


u rim 


1 prob lem 


phlegm 


ser 7 a phim 


I sys tern 


ap 7 o \hegm 


cher u bim 







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THE PRACTICAL 






san he drim 


wis dom 


bux om 




in ter im 


fath om 


ran som 




syn o nym 


ven om 


cus torn 




mar i time 


bios som 


free dom 




ver ba 7 tim 


at om 


be som 




king 7 dom 


bot torn 


ac cus 7 torn 




sel dom 


phan torn 


id 7 i om 




ran dom 


symp torn 


mar tyr dom 




What words end in am ? in egm ? in 


ym ? in ime ? 






LESSON CXLIV. 






Words ending in urn, ume, and ome. 




Fo / rum 


mu se 7 um 


e qui lib 7 ri um 




quo rum 


as y lum 


lone 7 some 




stra turn 


de co rum 


whole some 




al um 


po ma turn 


tire some 




vel lum 


mo men turn 


noi some 




nos trum 


en co / mi um 


wea 7 ri some 




ros trum 


em po ri um 


blithe 7 some 




vol ume 


op pro bi um 


ful some 




\y ce um 


pal la di um 


wel come 




me di um 


gym na si um 


in come 




o di um 


com pend i um 


glad some 




o pium 


mil len ni um 


hand some 




pre mi um 


de lir i um 


frol 7 ic some ) 




pend u lum 


mem o ran 7 dum 


frol ick some ) 




vac u um 


in ter reg num 

THE BUTTERFLY. 

The Butterfly, an idle thing, 


cum ber some 






Nor honey makes, nor yet can sing, 






Like to the bee and bird ; 








Nor does it, like the prudent ant, 








Lay up the grain for times of want, 






A wise and cautious hoard. 
My youth is but a summer's day 








Then like the bee and ant, I'll lay 






A store of learning by ; 








And though from flower to flower I rove, 






My stock of wisdom I'll improve, 








Nor be a butterfly. 







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LESSON CXLV. 
Rey' nard. ven' ture. 

The Fox in the Well 




A fox having fallen into a well contrived, 
by sticking his claws into the sides, to keep his 
head above water. Soon after, a wolf passing 
by came and peeped over the edge of the well. 
The fox begged him very earnestly in some 
way to help him get out. The wolf, seeming 
to pity the fox, replied ; " Ah ! poor Reynard, 
I am sorry for you with all my heart. How 
came you to be so imprudent as to venture 
near this dangerous place?" "Nay, friend," 
said the fox, " if you feel as you say, do not 
stand pitying me, but lend me some aid as fast 
as you can. For pity is cold comfort when one 
is up to the chin in water, and within a hair's 
breadth of drowning." 

Words are cheap. Not a few people are 
ready enough to say kind things to those who 
are in trouble, while they are very slow to 
afford relief. Help is the best proof of pity. 



8* 



90 


THE PRACTICAL 






LESSON CXLVL 




Words ending 


in er, ar, and or, 


of two syllables, accented on 




the first. 




Wa/ fer 


hol ster 


slen der 


pil fer 


wa ger 


loi ter 


ren der 


gin ger 


pa per 


join er 


ten der 


pitch er 


draper 


oys ter 


ledg er 


hith er 


qua ver 


vouch er 


trench er 


thith er 


wa ver 


full er 


neth er 


with er 


ta per 


can cer 


teth er 


bick er 


game ster 


slan der 


weth er 


flick er 


dan ger 


crack er 


ves per 


wick er 


man ger 


cank er 


cen ser 


prim er 


cham ber 


hank er 


shel ter 


sim per 


lay er 


ant ler 


wel ter 


filter 


e ther 


scam per 


en ter 


shiver 


fe ver 


ham per 


fes ter 


liv er 


east er 


pam per 


pes ter 


sliv er 


bea ver 


tarn per 


tern per 


riv er 


bri er 


ban ter 


lep er 


quiv er 


ci der 


can ter 


ev er 


splin ter 


spi der 


chap ter 


lev er 


win ter 


vi per 


sal ver 


clev er 


sis ter 


mi ser 


sam pier 


nev er 


pon der 


so ber 


gan der 


sev er 


yon der 


o ver 


pan ther 


el der 


host ler ) 


clo ver 


chand ler 


ped ler 


ost ler j 


dro ver 


gath er 


sil ver 


nee tar 


gro cer 


lath er 


lim ber 


vie ar 


bro ker 


rath er 


tim ber 


mor tar 


port er 


mem ber 


cin der 


pop lar 


col ter 


fend er 


hin der 


vol gar 


bol ster 


gen der 


tin der 


ce dar 

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fri ar 


fla vor 


o dor 


can dor 




ii ar 


sa vor 


hu mor 


val or 




po lar 


ra zor 


ru mor 


clam or 




so lar 


may or 


tu mor 


man or 




lunar 


tre mor 


stu por 


act or 




la bor 


pri or 


juror 


fac tor 




ma jor 


mi nor 


tu tor 


cap tor 




va por 


do nor 


ran cor 


Ian guor* 






* Pronounced lang' gwur. 








LESSON CXLVIL 






Words ending 


in er, ar, ir, yr, 
on 


and or, of two s 
the first. 


yllables, accented 




Lad 7 der 


let ter 


fod der 


gram mar 




blad der 


fet ter 


sod er 


beg gar 




ad der 


sell er 


offer 


eel lar 




stam mer 


tell er 


c6f fer 


pil lar 




ham mer 


differ 


prof fer 


col lar 




ban ner 


glim mer 


cop per 


dol lar 




man ner 


sim mer 


hop per 


bur sar 




tan ner 


skim mer 


tot ter 


na dir 




bat ter 


in ner 


ot ter 


satyr 




scat ter 


din ner 


pot ter 


martyr 




chat ter 


spin ner 


rob ber 


zeph yr 




shat ter 


sin ner 


shud der 


splen dor 




tat ter 


bit ter 


rud der 


ten or 




flat ter 


lit ter 


blub ber 


cen sor 




mat ter 


glit ter 


drum mer 


er ror 




smat ter 


frit ter 


sum mer 


ter ror 




spat ter 


tit ter 


utter 


debt or 




wrap per 


twit ter 


but ter 


rec tor 




pep per 


slip per 


gut ter 


fer vor 




bet ter 


dip per 


flut ter 


vie tor 






What words end in ir ? in yr ? 























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THE PRACTICAL 






LESSON CXLVIII. 




Words ending in er and or, of 


two syllables, accented on the 




first. 




Mut' ter 


lob ster 


but ler 


farm er 


■ sput ter 


song ster 


cut ler 


char ter 


stilt ter 


con quer 


huck ster 


har bor 


cut ter 


fos' ter 


turn bier 


par lor 


shut ter 


cum ber 


butch er 


pas tor 


sup per 


lum ber 


fa ther 


ar bor 


up per 


slum ber 


far ther 


ar dor 


suf fer 


num ber 


gar ner 


ar mor 


gun ner 


ul cer 


after 


rig or 


crup per 


un der 


raft er 


vig or 


or der 


thun der 


bar ter 


liq uor 


bor der 


blun der 


gar ter 


mir ror 


for mer 


plun der 


plas ter 


hon or 


cor ner 


sun der 


arch er 


tor por 


mon ster 


mur der 


bar ber 


doc tor 


both er 


fur ther 


part ner 


spon sor 


prop er 


mus ter 


mas ter 


sue cor 


pros per 


clus ter 


an swer 


sculp tor 




What word ends in uor ? 






LESSON CXLIX. 




Words ending 


in or and er 


, of three syllables, accented 




variously. 




Me 7 te or 


sen a 


tor de 


mean 7 or 


coun sel lor ) or a tor di 


vi sor 


coun sel or J ed i tor ere 


a tor 


bach e lor 


cred i 


tor spec ta tor 


chan eel lor an ces tor die ta tor 


gov ern or 


mon i 


tor tes ta tor 


em per or 


vis it 


or ) e qua tor 


con quer or vis it 


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sur vi vor ) 


wag on er 


ob ject or 


sur vi ver j 


mes sen ger 


con tract or 


nar ra tor 


scav en ger 


pro ject or 


proV en der 


cu cum ber 


in struct or ) 


cyl in der 


jew el ler ) 


in struct er j 


por rin ger 


jew el er j 


e lect or 


can is ter 


di a per 


col lect or 


bal us ter 


us u rer* 


in spect or 


in te ger 


pass o ver 


di rect or 


sin is ter 


har bin ger 


cal / en dar ) 


bar ri er 


ar bi ter 


kal en dar j 


far ri er 


grass hop per 


vin e gar 


• bar ris ter 


gar den er 


sim i lar 


mar i ner 


con duct' or 


tab u lar 


al mo ner 


en am or 


glob u lar 


i cor o ner 


pre cur sor 


sec u lar 


; mil li ner 


sue cess or 


oc u lar 


min is ter 


con fess or 


cir cu lar 


pass en ger 


pro fess or 


miis cu lar 


pres by ter 


ag gress or 


reg u lar 


kid nap per 


trans gress or 


angularf 


trav el ler ) 


op press or 


sin gularf 


1 trav el er J 


as sess or 


pop u lar 


sor cer er 


pos sess or 


in su lar 


1 * Pronounced yu/ zhu rer. 




t Pronounced ang' gu lar, sing' gu lar. 


! 


LESSON CL. 




j Words ending in oi 


and er, of three and four syllables, accented 




variously. 




Pro ted/ or 


Sep tern ber 


ven ti la/ tor 


pre cept or 


October 


spec u la tor 


in vent or ) 


No vem ber 


cal cu la tor 


| in vent er j 


De cem ber 


reg u la tor 


• 







94 


THE PRACTICAL 


tor ment' or 


re mem 7 ber 


mod e ra' tor 


im pos tor 


in cum ber 


nu me ra tor 


a bet tor 


con sid er 


ar bi tra tor 


in fe' ri or 


be wil der 


im i ta tor 


su pe ri or 


sur ren der 


nav i ga tor 


an te ri or 


dis or der 


com men ta tor 


ul te ri or 


dis tern per 


cul ti va tor 


in te ri or 


se ques ter 


con ser va tor 


ex te ri or 


dis sev er 


pros e cu tor 


pos te ri or 


de liv er 


per se cu tor 


pro pri e tor 


ex cheq uer 


co ad ju tor 


am bas sa dor ) 


dis as ter 


pred e ces sor 


em bas sa dor ) 


re main der 


in ter ces sor 


pro gen i tor 


em broid er 


mal e fac tor 


in quis i tor 


di am' e ter 


ben e fac tor 


com pos i tor 


ther mom e ter ca lum ni a' tor 


ex pos i tor 


ba rom e ter 


de nom i na tor 


com pet i tor 


ad min is ter 


ad min is tra tor 


con trib u tor 


pa rish zon er 


ver nac' u lar 


con spir a tor 


i dol a ter 


o rac u lar 


su per vi' sor 


as tron o mer 


par tic u lar 


al li ga tor 


a dul ter er 


pen in su lar 


in sti ga tor 


ar tif i cer 


cat' er pil lar 


gla di a tor 


up hoi ster er 


per pen die' u lar 




LESSON CLl 




Words ending in re 


and er. 


Lu / ere (ker) 


fi bre 


lus tre 


a ere 


man gre 


the' a tre 


li vre 


seep tre 


sep ul chre 


sa bre * ' 


spec tre 


con cen' tre 


me tre 


cen tre 


re con noi' tre 


mi tre 


som bre 


am phi the' a tre 


* Also spelt saber, meter, &c. 









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LESSON CLIL 


1 1' die. chil' dren. com pan' ion. bus' y. les' son. 




Industry and Idleness. 






^^^ s^gmgeK^ag frff^_ ^ 


2J|H§!m : . % 


m 




I :'■;■• . ... 


§^u fs 


it 

111 




^8ife(i^ ~ ~M\ 










1 


WMm^hu/j " _i ~^^^ _ _J^"^t3". : 




Who'll come and play with me, here under the tree 


5 


My sisters have left me alone ; 


My sweet little sparrow, come hither to me, 


And play with me, while they are gone. 


0, no, little truant, I can't come, indeed, 


I've no time to idle away, 


I've got all my dear little children to feed, 


And my nest to new cover with hay. 


Pretty bee, do not buzz about over that flower, 


But come here and play with me, do ; 


The sparrow wont come and stay with me an hour, 


But say, pretty bee — will not you ? 


0, no, little truant, for do you not see 


Those must work who would prosper and thrive, 


If I play they would call me a sad, idle bee, 


And, perhaps, turn me out of the hive. 













96 



THE PRACTICAL 



Stop ! stop ! little ant, do not run off so fast, 

Wait with me a little and play ; 
I hope I shall find a companion at last, 

You are not so busy as they. 

O, no, little truant, I can't stay with you, 
We're not made to play, but to labor ; 

I always have something or other to do, 
If not for myself, for my neighbor. 

What then ! have they all some employment but me, 

Who lie lounging here like a dunce ? 
0, then, like the ant, and the sparrow and bee, 

I'll go to my lesson at once. 



Ra/ cy 

flee cy 
icy 
sp 3 i cy 
sau cy 
mer cy 
poF i cy 
proph e cy 
leg a cy 
fal la cy 
bank rapt cy 
pi ra cy 
lu na cy 
se ere cy 
pri va cy 
di plo' ma cy 
su prem a cy 



LESSON CLIII. 
Words ending in cy, sy, 

ce lib a cy 
the oc ra cy 
de moc ra cy 
con spir a cy 
ef 7 fi ca cy 
del i ca cy 
in tri ca cy 
prof li ga cy 
in ti ma cy 
con tu ma cy 
ob sti na cy 
ac cu ra cy 
ob du ra cy 
id i o cy 
ef fern' i na cy 
e pis co pa cy 
con fed e ra cy 



and zy. 

de gen e ra 
a ris toc / ra 
eV sy 
greas y 
daisy 
nois y 
rosy 
drow sy 
Aim sy 
quinsy 
gipsy 
tipsy 
drop sy 
tan sy 
clum sy 
phren sy ) 
fren zy J 



cy 



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ec' sta cy 
em bas sy 
lep ro sy 
jeal ous y 
proph e sy 
her e sy 



court e sy 
pku ri sy 
dys pep 7 sy 
hy poc' ri sy 
a pos ta sy 
ep' i lep sy 

What words end in zy ? 



con tro ver sy 
la/ zy 
ha zy 
ma zy 
era zy 
diz zy 



LESSON CLIV. 
Words ending in an, en, eign, ain, and on. 



Hu' man 

pa gan 
or gan 
tur ban 
sul tan 
pu' ri tan 
lu the ran 
al co ran 
vet e ran 
pub li can 
ar ti san 
par ti san 
gzjard i an 
a gra/ ri an 
co me di an 
col le gi an 
ra' ven 
he a then 
wi den 
deafen* 
hy phen 
weak en 
maid en 



strait en 
li ken 
swol len 
o men 
ripen 
o pen 
molt en 
has ten 
chas ten 
chief tain 
fount ain 
mount ain 
chap lain 
cap tain 
mur rain 
cer tain 
cur tain 
vil lain 
for eign 
bar gain 
ba con 
bea con 
dea con 



si phon 
ci on 
rib bon n 
rib and t 
rib in * 
flag on 
wag on 
beck on 
reck on 
tal on 
mel on 
gal Ion 
lem on 
sa/m on 
gam mon 
mam mon 
com mon 
sum mon 
ser mon 
can non 
gram ma/ ri an 
li bra ri an 
sec ta ri an 



* Some pronounce def en. 



98 


THE PRACTICAL 




Ms to ri an 


breth ren 


drag on 


tra ge di an 


kit ten 


mat ron* 


re pub li can 


glad den 


pat ron* 


mo ham me dan , sad den 


per son 


me rid i an 


red den 


ten don 


e ques tri an 


wax en 


ten on 


pe des tri an 


kitch en 


can on 


the o 16 / gi an 


to ken 


saf fron 


pres by te ri an 


co Ion 


cit ron 


e pis co pa / li an de mon 


pris on 


an te di lu vi an 


a pron 


dam son 


ha / ven 


rea son 


crim son 


e ven 


trea son 


les son 


clo ven 


ma son 


pis ton 


wo ven 


poi son 


cot ton 


bra zen 


cray on 


bnt ton 


fro zen 


bla zon 


glut ton 


* Some pronounce ma tron, 


pa' tron. 


What words end in ain ? in eign 


* in and ? 




LESSON CLV. 




Words ei 


iding in en, in, ine 


and on. 


Bid' den 


lin en 


mit ten 


hid den 


hap pen 


writ ten 


trod den 


as pen 


rot ten 


sod den 


bar ren 


sev en 


sud den 


les sen 


gar den 


bur den 


oft en 


hard en 


chil dren 


ox en 


heark en 


chick en 


list en 


fall en 


strick en 


glis ten 


em bold' en 


tick en 


fat ten 


a cu men 


striv en 


flat ten 


en light en 


sul len 


smit ten 


be to ken 





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en li ven 


mat in 


mut' ton 


e lev en 


mar gin 


par son 


ab' do men or 7 i gin 


par don 


cit i zen 


as sas / sin 


jar gon 


ba' sin 


me theg lin 


o ri' on 


ru in 


, en' gine 


en vi ron 


rais in 


fam ine 


ho ri zonf 


rob in 


er mine 


a ban don 


ur chin 


rap ine 


u / ni son 


vir gin 


doc trine 


cham pi on 


firkin 


des tine 


scor pi on 


cab in 


san guine * 


cin na mon 


bob bin 


vac cine 


gridi ront 


bod kin 


med' i cine 


and i ron^ 


coffin 


dis ci pline 


moc ca son 


muffin 


mas en line 


gar ri son 


nap kin 


jes sa mine ) 


skel e ton 


gob lin 


jas mine j 


pen ta gon 


pip pin 


fern i nine 


oc ta gon 


pump kin 


her o ine 


pol j gon 


mus lin 


nee ta rine 


cri te' ri on 


res in ) 


lib er tine 


al hi vi on 


ros in j 


gen u ine 


ob liv i on 


satin 


de ter / mine 


phe nom e non 


spav in 


pre des tine 


com par i son 


jave lin 


in tes tine 


sem i co' Ion 


ver min 


il hi mine 


dan' de 11 on 




* Pronounced sang' 


gwin. 


f Some hor' 


l zon. J Pronounced 


grid' i urn, and' i urn. 


In the followin 


g words geon and gion are pronounced jun, 




and cheon, chun. 


Dun' geon 


sur geon blud 


geon cush ion 


lun cheon 


stur geon le gion fash ion 


pun cheon 


dnd geon re gion con ta' gion 



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THE PRACTICAL 



Na' ture 
ere at ure 
feat ure 
moist ure 
fu ture 
fail ure 
stat ure 
fract ure 
capt ure 
rapt ure 
lect ure 
gest ure 
vest ure 
cine ture 
text ure 
verd ure 
per jure 
ten ure 
vent ure 



LESSON CLVL 

Words ending in ure and eur 
l 



pict ure 
strict ure 
tinct ure 
script ure 
fixt ure 
mixt ure 
fig ure 
in jure 
tort ure 
post ure 
junct ure 
punct ure 
struct ure 
cult ure 
vult ure 
rupt ure 
sculpt ure 
nurt ure 
grand eur 



past ure 
join ture 
pro ced'ure 
dis fig ure 
con tex ture 
ad mix ture 
con ject ure 
de bent ure 
in dent ure 
ad vent ure 
im post ure 
con junct ure 
de part ure 
man u fad/ ure 
no men clat ure 
ag 7 ri cul ture 
hor ti cult ure 
per ad vent ure 
su per struct ure 



What word ends in eur ? 



Words 

Fra/ grance 
guid ance 
clear ance 
nuz sance 
gnev ance 
sem blance 
pen ance 
venge ance 



LESSON CLVII. 
ending in ance and 

ac cept' ance 
ob serv ance 
re sist ance 
as sist ance 
ad mit tance 
re mit tance 
ac cord ance 
con cord ance 



ence. 

dil' i gence 
pest i lence 
em i nence 
prom i nence 
con ti nence 
ab sti nence 
pen i tence 
prev a lence 



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de f ¥ ance 
af fi ance 
re li ance 
al li ance 
com pli ance 
ap pli ance 
en dur ance 
in sur ance * 
as sur ance * 
o be^ sance 
con triv ance 
ac quaint ance 
an noy ance 
pur su ance 
con niv ance 
al low ance 
re sem blance 
at tend ance 



al le 7 gi ance 
lux u ri ance 
ex trav a gance 
pre pond er ance 
pre dom i nance 
ca/ dence 
ere dence 
pru dence 
sci ence 
si lence 
vi' o lence 
ve he mence 
au di ence 
in no cence 
con fi. dence 
res i dence 
ev i dence 
prov i dence 



re mem brance in di gence 
re pent ance neg li gence 

* Pronounced in slrur' ans, as 



per ma nence 
def er ence 
ref er ence 
pref er ence 
dif fer ence 
in fer ence 
con fer ence 
rev er ence 
com pe tence 
con se quence 
ex pe 7 ri ence 
be nef i cence 
in tel li gence 
ir rev er ence 
ma lev o lence 
be nev o lence 
im per ti nence 
mag nif i cence 
mu nif i cence 
co in ci dence 
shur' ans. 



Bal 7 ance 
rid dance 
dis tance 
in stance 
pit tance 
ord nance 
sub stance 
per form' ance 
re mon strance 
import ance 



LESSON CLVIIL 
Words ending in ance and 

vAf ter ance 



ence. 



lg no ranee 
complais ance 
ra di ance 
va ri ance 
main te nance 
coun te nance 
de nV er ance 
con tin u ance 
in her it ance 



af ' flu ence 
in flu ence 
con flu ence 
con do 7 lence 
ad he rence 
co he rence 
de pend ence 
in dul gence 
ef ful gence 
di verg ence 



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THE PRACTICAL 






dis turb ance 


ap pur 7 te nance 


\ ab hor 7 rence 




a bund ance 


per se ve' ranee oc cur rence 




re dund ance 


ab 7 sence 


sub sist ence 




re pug nance 


es sence 


con sist ence 




in cum brance 


pres ence 


ex cres cence 




re luct ance 


sen tence 


ac qui es 7 cence 




cog / ni zance * 


ex' cellence 


con va les cence 




el e gance 


in do lence 


ef fer ves cence 




ar ro gance 


in so lence 


rem i nis cence 




pet u lance 


im po tence 


cor re spond ence 




or di nance 
sus te nance 


el o quence 
im pu dence 


om ni pres ence 
in ad vert ence 




dis so nance 


tur bu lence 


ju ris pru dence 




hin der ance 


cor pu lence 


in ter fe rence 




fur ther ance 


op u lence 


con cu 7 pis cence 




tern per ance 


vir u lence 


cir cum fe rence 




* Some pronounce con' 


L zance. 






LESSON CLIX 






Words ending in ancy and ency. 




Fan" cy 
va/ can cy 
pli an cy 


re gen cy 
co gen cy 
flu en cy 


de pend en cy 
de spond en cy 
con tin gen cy 




poi<m an cy 
in fan cy 


fre quen cy 
tend en cy 


e merg en cy 
con sist en cy 




con stan cy 


pun gen cy 


de lin quen cy 




nec / ro man cy 
oc cu pan cy 


urg en cy 
clem en cy 


ap 7 pe ten cy 
ex eel len cy 




rel e Tan cy 


cur ren cy 


ex i gen cy 




pre cip / i tan cy 
sig nif i can cy 
de 7 cen cy 

a gen cy 


solv en cy in no cen cy 
com pla/ cen cy pres i den cy 
trans par en cy ex pe 7 di en cy 
as cend en cy sub ser vi en cy 













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LESSON CLX. 

The Storm. 





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A violent gale is blowing through the woods. This 
oak, which had stood firm for more than a hundred years, 
as if proud of its strength, would not yield to the blast. 
Its stout trunk is broken in the middle, and it is falling to 
the ground. 

That young elm seems to feel the force of the storm, 
and wisely bending its trunk and branches, remains un- 
hurt. 

One man, like the oak, defies the gale. He loses his 
hat and cloak, and is himself nearly blown over. He, 
too, may fall to the ground. 

The other man sees that it will do no good to try to 
resist the blast. He yields to it, and goes back again. 
The storm will soon be over, and he will turn about and 
go on his way safely. 

Better bend than break. 



Proverbs. 

He that makes light of small sins, is in danger of 
falling into great ones. 

Better to be alone than in bad company. 

Rely not on another for what you can do yourself. 



104 



THE PRACTICAL 



He that is discontented cannot find an easy seat. 

He that speaks ill of others to me, will also speak ill of 
me to others. 

A proud man has no God ; an envious man has no 
neighbor ; an angry man has not himself. 

Oil and truth will get uppermost at last. 

Single drops make up the sea. 

One may talk like a wise man, and yet act like a fool. 

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 

Every light is not the sun. 

He that is good at making excuses, is seldom good for 
any thing else. 

Turn a deaf ear to a backbiter. 

He that peeps through a hole, may see something to 
vex him. 

A good name is better than riches. 

If you seek to lie upon roses when young, you may 
have to lie upon thorns when you are old. 

LESSON CLXL 
Words ending in ate, of three syllables, accented on the first. 



CeT e brate 
em a nate 
ex ca vate 
ag ora vate 
prop a gate 
d.ev as tate * 
dep re cate 
im pre cate 
dep re date 
con gre gate 
des e crate 
ex e crate 
lib e rate 
op e rate 



pen e trate 
per pe trate 
el e vate 
com pen sate * 
con tern plate * 
en er vate * 
al ter nate 
ul cer ate 
tol er ate 
gen er ate 
ven er ate 
ab di cate 
med i cate 
in di cate 



sup pli cate 
fab ri cate 
ex tri cate 
mas ti cate 
im pli cate 
rus ti cate 
can di date 
liq ui date 
ob Li gate 
ir ri gate 
lit i gate 
rnit i gate 
cas ti gate 
in sti gate 



Some accent these on the second syllable. 







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nav i gate 


grav i tate 


cir cu late 




ven ti late 


sal i vate 


mod u late 


1 


vac ci nate 


cul ti vate 


reg u late 




fas ci nate 


cap ti vate 


em u late 




nom i nate 


med i tate 


stim u late 


; 


crim i nate 


des ig nate 


stip u late 


! 


germ i nate 


ex tir pate * 


pop u late 


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term i nate 


im mo late 


sat u rate 




dis si pate 


stip u late 


am pu tate 


j 


em i grate 


sup pu rate 


un du late 




im mi grate 


sub ju gate 


vi late 




mil i tate 


con ju gate 


po ten tate 


1 


im i tate 


ed u cate 


fu mi gate 


|j 


ir ri tate 


spec u late 


mu ti late 




he$ i tate 


cal cu late 


ar bi trate 


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1 * Some accent this on the second syllable. 


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LESSON CLXIL 






Words ending in 


ate, of three and four syllables, accented 






variously. 






1 11 liis / trate 


com mu ni cate 


e rad i cate 




in un date 


e lu ci date 


pre var i cate 


II 

! 1 


in cul cate 


il lu mi nate 


au then ti cate 


i 


ex cul pate 


ac cu mu late 


do mes ti cate 


j 


pro mul gate 


a mal ga mate 


prog nos ti cate 


■■ i 


re mon strate 


re ver ber ate 


in tox i cate 




a pos tate 


pre pon der ate 


in val i date 




con cen trate 


vo cif er ate 


con sol i date 




un der rate 7 


ac eel er ate 


in tim i date 




1 re in state 


itin er ate 


di lap i date 




llvari 7 e gate 


co op er ate 


in vest i gate 




1 e nu me rate 


com mis er ate 


as sim i late 


: 


1 re mu ner ate 


re it er ate 


con tarn i nate 




1 an ni hi late 


ob lit er ate 


dis sem i nate 


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THE PRACTICAL 




re crim i nate 


de bil i tate 


com mem o rate 


dis crim i nate 


fa cil i tate 


e vap o rate 


a bom i nate 


de cap i tate 


in cor po rate 


pre dom i nate 


ne ces si tate 


ex pec to rate 


de nom i nate 


re cip ro cate 


ges tic u late 


ex term i nate 


e quiv o cate 


in oc u late 


as sas si nate 


ac com mo date 


s co ag u late 


e man ci pate 


in ter ro gate 


de pop u late 


pro eras ti nate 


in ter po late 


con grat u late 


re sus ci tate 


cor rob o rate 


ca pit u late 


pre med i tate 


in vig o rate 


ex pos tu late 




LESSON CLXIII. 


Words ending in ate, of two, three, and four syllables, accented 




variously. 




PrI' vate - 


del i cate 


in test ate 


pi rate 


as pi rate 


con sum mate 


cli mate 


ob sti nate 


col le / gi ate 


pro bate 


in tri cate 


im me di ate 


cu rate 


prox i mate 


in vi o late 


pal ate 


prof li gate 


con sid er ate 


ag ate 


ul ti mate 


in vet er ate 


man date 


choc o late 


il lit er ate 


leg ate 


cor po rate 


ef fern i nate 


sen ate 


con su late 


in or di nate 


frig ate 


for tu nate 


le git i mate 


du' pli cate 


ac cu rate 


dis con so late 


o pi ate 


ob du rate 


e lect o rate 


ad e quate 


in car / nate 


im mac u late 


des pe rate 


ap pel late 


im port u nate 


tern per ate 

He that is slow- 


al ter nate 


com men su rate 

n the mighty; and he 


to anger is better tha 


that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh 


a city. 





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LESSON CLXIV. 




When the followin 


g words are used as verbs, a in ate is long ; 


when used 


as nouns or adjectives 


, it is obscure. 


Sep 7 a rate 


in ti mate 


re gen er ate 


del e gate 


an i mate 


cer tif i cate 


con se crate 


con fis cate 


pre cip i tate 


ag gre gate 


ad vo cate 


pre des ti nate 


mod er ate 


des o late 


de term i nate 


ded i cate 


rep ro bate 


sub or di nate 


pred i cate 


con fed 7 er ate 


ap prox i mate 


com pli cate 


de gen er ate 


e lab o rate ' 


es ti mate 


de lib er ate 

LESSON CLXV. 


ar tic u late 


In the following words, ci and ti before 


ate have the sound 


of sh, and when 


they follow i, this sound is united with the 


preceding syllable in pronunciation ; as vi'tiate, pronounced 


vish' ate. 






Sa/ tiate 


as so ciate 


ob vi ate 


vi tiate 


ne go tiate 


ac tu ate 


in V tiate 


ex era ciate 


fine tu ate 


pro pi tiate 


li cen tiate 


punc tu ate 


no vi tiate 


e mm ciate 


grad u ate 


of fl ciate 


ra' di ate 


sit u ate 


in gra tiate 


me di ate 


de Lin' e ate 


in sa tiate 


de vi ate 


re tal i ate 


ex pa tiate 


spo li ate 


con cil i ate 


e ma ciate 


ro se ate 


ca lum ni ate 


ap pre ciate 


nau se ate * 


ab bre vi ate 


de pre ciate 


rec re ate 


al le vi ate 


con so ciate 


pal li ate 


ir ra di ate 


* Pronounced naw' she at. Others, naw' shat. 



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THE PRACTICAL 



re pu di ate 
in e bri ate 
ap pro pri ate 
in fa ri ate 



lux u ri ate 
ac cen tu ate 
at ten u ate 
ex ten u ate 

What words end in date ? 



m sin u ate 
e vac u ate 
in fat u ate 
per pet u ate 



LESSON CLXVL 
Words ending in any, eny, iny, and ony. 



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any 



lit a ny 
tyr an ny 
vil lain y 
des ti ny 
mu ti ny 
sera ti ny 
bal co ny 
agony 



eb o ny 
sym pho ny 
fel o ny 
col o ny 
glut ton y 
i ro ny 
lar ce ny 
har mo ny 
mis 7 eel la ny 



lg no mm y 
cer e mo ny 
ac ri mo ny 
mat ri mo ny 
pat ri mo ny 
test i mo ny 
par si mo ny 
ma hog 7 a ny 
mo not o ny 



LESSON CLXVII. 

Words ending in ary, ery, ory, and ury, of three syllables, 

accented on the first. 



Di 7 a ry 

li bra ry 
pri ma ry 
ro sa ry 
ro ta ry 
no ta ry 
vo ta ry 
rose ma ry 
pie na ry 
bound a ry 
sal a ry 
gran a ry 
sect a ry 



beg ga ry 
con tra ry 
gloss a ry 
bur gla ry 
sum ma ry 
dra per y 
brav er y 
&nav er y 
slav er y 
seen er y 
brib er y 
fi er y 
finery 

Some pronounce ral' ler 



found er y 
gro cer y 
droll er y 
rail ler y * 
arch e ry 
ar te ry 
chan ce ry 
bat ter y 
flat ter y 
gal ler y 
quack er y 
rev er y ) 
rev er ie j 



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ev er y 
im age ry 
fish er y 
slip per y 
frip per y 
mis er y 
liv er y 
sor ce ry 
mock er y 
crock er y 
or re ry 
lot ter y 
rob ber y 
shrub ber y 



dradg er y 
sur ger y 
gun ner y 
but ter y 
nun ner y 
nurs er y 
mys te ry 
mem o ry 
pleth o ry 
rec tor y 
pil lo ry 
cur so ry 
fac to ry 
vie to ry 



Pronounced yu' zhu re, 



his to ry 
sa vor y 
the o ry 
ivory 
ar mor y 
ii su ry* 
augury 
pen u ry 
cen tu ry 
mer cu ry 
perjury 
injury 
lux ury 
treas ur y* 

trezh' ur e. 



LESSON CLXVIII. 

Words ending in ary, ery, and ory, of four syllables, accented 

variously. 

sem i na ry 
san guin a ry 
vi sion a ry * 
mis sion ary* 
em is sa ry 
com mis sa ry 
mil i ta ry 
sol i ta ry 



BreV i a ry 
mo ment a ry 
cu li na ry 
lu mi na ry 
ar bi tra ry 
mer ce na ry 
lit er a ry 
ad ver sa ry 
plan et a ry 
sec re ta ry 
sed en ta ry 
com men ta ry 
sec ond a ry 
or di na ry 



dig ni ta ry 
an ti qua ry 
hon or a ry 
tern po ra ry 
pul mo na ry 
cus torn a ry 



form u la ry 
sub lu na ry 
vol un ta ry 
trib u ta ry 
sal u ta ry 
Jan u a ry 
Feb ru a ry 
stat u a ry 
sane tu a ry 
sump tu a ry 
sal u ta ry 
es tu a ry 
mon as ter y 
cem e ter y 



Pronounced vizh' un a re, mish' un a re. 



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110 THE PRACTICAL 


dys en ter y in ven to ry ro ta to ry 


mil li ner y rep er to ry de hY so ry 


pres by ter y prom is so ry il lu so ry 


pred a to ry dor mi to ry re fract o ry 


pref a to ry ter ri to ry re feet o ry 


pur ga to ry trans i to ry di rect o ry 


or a to ry prom on to ry ac ces so ry 


dil a to ry des ul to ry per emp to ry 


hor ta to ry mi ga to ry con sist o ry 


al le go ry mi gra to ry com pul so ry 


LESSON CLXIX. 


Words ending in ary, ery, and ory, of four, five, and six syllables, 


accented variously. 


Ac ceV sa ry man u fac to ry 


dis pens a ry sat is fac to ry. 
in firm a ry in ter ces so ry 


cbVol la ry val e die to ry 


a poth' e ca ry con tra die to ry 


sub sid i a ry in tro due to ry 


in cen di a ry ex' pi a to ry 


pre lim i na ry ded i ca to ry 


he red i ta ry lab o ra to ry 


de pos i ta ry sup pli ca to ry 


im ag i na ry de fam / a to ry 


e pis to la ry de clam a to ry 


co tern po ra ry in flam ma to ry 


vo cab u la ry ex plan a to ry 


re sid u a ry de clar a to ry 


o bit u a ry pre par a to ry 


vo lup tu a ry com mend a to ry 


dis 7 ci pli na ry ob serv a to ry 


an ni vers 7 a ry ob lig a to ry 


par lia ment a ry de rog a to ry j 



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test a menf a ry 
el e ment a ry 
com pli ment a ry 
sup pie ment a ry 
rev o lu / tion a ry 
su per nu mer a ry 
per fum / er y 
chi can er y 
de bauch er y 
a dul ter y 



con sol' a to ry 
pro hib i to ry 
de pos i to ry 
ad mon i to ry 
pre mon i to ry 
sa hi ta to ry 
in ter rog / a to ry 
re taP i a to ry 
con cil i a to ry 
con grat u la to ry 



LESSON CLXX. 

The Self-made Man. 




More than a hundred years ago, a man lived in Scot- 
land, whose name was Edmund Stone. His father was 
poor, and worked in the garden of a rich man. This man, 
one day, found a learned book in Latin on the grass, and 
inquired to whom it belonged. He was told that it was 
young Edmund's. He was much astonished to find that 
the son of the gardener could read Latin, and understand 
such a book. He said to him, " How came you to know 
all these things ?" 

"A servant," replied the young man, (who was then 
eighteen years old,) " taught me to read ten years ago. 



112 THE PRACTICAL 



Does one need to know any thing more than the twenty-six 
letters, to learn every thing else that he wishes ?" 

The rich man was still more surprised, as he received 
from Edmund this further account, 

" I first learned to read," said he, " when the masons 
were at work on your house. Standing by them, one day, 
I observed that the builder used a ride and compass, and 
that he made figures on a slate. I asked what was the 
use of his doing so, and was told that by learning arith- 
metic, which enabled him to do this, I could do the same. 
So I bought a book and learned arithmetic. I was told 
there was another science, called geometry ; and getting 
the proper books, I learned that too. By reading, I found 
there were good books in Latin which taught arithmetic 
and geometry. So I bought a dictionary, and learned 
Latin. I understood, still further, that there were good 
books of the same kind in French. I bought a dictionary, 
and learned French. This, Sir, is what I have done. 
It seems to me, that we can learn every thing, when we 
know the twenty-six letters of the alphabet." 

Edmund, afterwards, became a very learned man and 
a distinguished writer of books ; — showing what a reso- 
lute and persevering boy can accomplish. How many 
other boys might do the same. 

LESSON CLXXL 

In the following words ending in ous, geous and gious have 

the sound of jus ; as gor' geous, pronounced gor' jus. 

Fa/ mous mon strous ri ot ous 

fi brous cum brous co pi ous 

pi ous va? ri ous glo ri ous 

po rous de vi ous o di ous 

joy ous pre vi ous o dor ous 

cal lous se ri ous cu ri ous 

ner vous te di ous du bi ous 

lep rous li bel lous ) du te ous 

pom pous li bel ous j fu ri ous 





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hu mor ous 


mur der ous 


con gru ous 


lu di crous 


pit e ous 


cred u lous 


lu mi nous 


plen te ous 


em u lous 


mu ti nous 


pros per ous 


fab u lous 


nu me rous 


rav en ous 


pop u lous 


ru in ous 


slan der ous 


rapt u rous 


scru pu lous 


en vi ous 


scrof u lous 


spu ri ous 


im pi ous 


stren u ous 


dan ger ous 


ob vi ous 


sumpt u ous 


trait or ous 


om i nous 


trem u lous 


bois ter ous 


per il ous 


so no' rous 


pois on ous 


scur ril ous 


post hu mous 
dis as trous 


boun te ous 


spir it ous 


moun tain ous 


mis chiev ous 


por ten tous 


bar bar ous 


dec o rous 


stu pen dous 


mar vel lous ) 


clam or ous 


tre men dous 


mar vel ous ) 


friv o lous 


e nor mous 


ar du ous 


ven om ous 


gor' geous 


scan da lous 


glut ton ous 


con ta' gious 


chiv al rous* 


ran cor ous 


cour a geous 


haz ard ous 


rig or ous 


out ra geous 


vil lain ous 


tim or ous 


e gre gious 


gen er ous 


val or ous 


ad van ta' geous 


hid e ous 


vip; or ous 


right 7 eoust 


: * Pronounced tshiv' al rous. f Others, ri' chus. 




LESSON CLXXIL 




In the following words, ci, ti, se, and sci 


, before ous, have the 


sound of sh ; and when they follow e or i, this sound is united 


with the preceding syllable in pronunciation, as pre' cious, 


pronounced presh 


us. 




Spa/ cious 


cau tious 


frac tious 


gra cious 


nau seous 


cap tious 


1 spe cious 


fac tious 


anx ious * 


1 


Pronounced ank' shus. 

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THE PRACTICAL 



nox ious * 
con scious 
lus cious 
ca pa/ cious 
fal la cious 
pug na cious 
au da cious 
lo qua cious 
ra pa cious 
sa ga cious 
te na cious 
vo ra cious 
vex a tious 
fa ce tious 
a tro cious 



fe ro cious 
pre co cious 
con ten tious 
li cen tious 
in fee tious 
sen ten tious 
pre 7 cious 
vi cious ) 
vi tious j 
am to' tious 
fac ti tious 
ca pri cious 
aus pi cious 
de li cious 
fie ti tious 

! Pronounced nok' shus. 
What word ends in seous ? 



na gi tious 
ju di cious 
ma li cious 
nu tri tious 
of fi cious 
per ni cious 
pro pi tious 
se di tious 
sus pi cious 
av a ri' cious 
ex pe di tious 
su per sti tious 
con sci en tious 
ef fi ca cious 
per ti na cious 



LESSON CLXXIII. 

Words ending in ous, of four, five, and six syllables, accented 

variously. 



Gre ga/ ri ous 
ne fa ri ous 
pre ca ri ous 
spon ta ne ous 
im pe ri ous 
in ge ni ous 
mys te ri ous 
ob se qui ous 
cen so ri ous 
com mo di ous 
er ro ne ous 
fe lo ni ous 
har mo ni ous 



la bo ri ous 
me lo di ous 
no to ri ous 
op pro bri ous 
vie to ri ous 
cir cu i tous 
for tu i tous 
gra tu i tous 
in ju ri ous 
pe nu ri ous 
sa lu bri ous 
u su ri ous 
vo lu mi nous 






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a nal o gons 
ca lam i tons 
mag nan x mons 
mi rac n Ions 
n nan i mons 
ad ven tn rons 
com pend i ons 
con tempt n ons 
im pet n ons 
in gen n ons 
ne ces si tons 
sn per fin ons 
tern pest n ons 
am phib i ons 
as sid n ons 
car niv o rons 
con tin n ons 
con spic n ons 
con tig n ons 
in iq ni tons 
in sid i ons 
in vid i ons 
las civ i ons 
per fid i ons 
per spic n ons 
pre cip i tons 
pro mis en ons 



ri die n Ions 
vo cif er ons 
a nom a Ions 
a non y mons 
i dol a troiis 
pre pos ter ons 
ca lnm ni ons 
il Ins tri ons 
in dns tri ons 
pre snmp tu ons 
tn mnlt n ons 
vo Inp tn ous 
spiY it n ons 
snb ter ra' ne ons 
si mnl ta ne ons 
in stan ta ne ons 
mis eel la ne ons 
ho mo ge ne ons 
cer e mo ni ons 
ac ri mo ni ons 
mer i to ri ons 
par si mo ni ons 
pn sil Ian i mons 
ig no min i ons 
o do rif er ons 
ex tern po ra' ne ons 
het e ro ge ne ons 



LESSON CLXXIV. 

Words ending in ity, ety, and uty, of three, four, and five 

syllables, accented variously. 

La/ i ty pan ci ty grav i ty 

de i ty am i ty snav i ty 

n ni ty cav i ty van i ty 



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THE PRACTICAL 




sane ti ty 


a cer bi ty 


tran quil li ty 


ver i ty 


as per i ty 


u biq ui ty 


brev i ty 


ad ver si ty 


u til i ty 


len i ty 


ce leb ri ty 


neu tral i ty 


lev i ty 


ce ler i ty 


sta bil i ty 


en mi ty 


dex ter i ty 


in iq ui ty 


equity 


fi del i ty 


vi cin i ty 


dignity 


fra ter ni ty 


ma hg ni ty 


com i ty 


in teg ri ty 


com mod i ty 


jol li ty 


Ion gev i ty 


e nor mi ty 


prob i ty 


ne ces si ty 


fri vol i ty 


polity 


pos ter i ty 


pom pos i ty 


par i ty 


pro pen si ty 


pro fun di ty 


an nu 7 i ty 


pros per i ty 


g^y' e ty ) 
gaiety J 


ere du li ty 


te mer i ty 


con gru i ty 


a bil i ty 


piety 


com mu ni ty 


agility 


ni ce ty 


gar ru li ty 


ac cliv i ty 


moi e ty 


im mu ni ty 


a vid i ty 


sub til ty * 


im pu ni ty 


be nig ni ty 


rick et y 


sa hi bri ty 


cu pid i ty 


dep u ty 


gra tu i ty 


de cliv i ty 


va ri' e ty 


va cu i ty 


fa cil i ty 


sa ti e ty 


bar bar i ty 


fu til i ty 


e bri e ty 


a lac ri ty 


gen til i ty 


so bri e ty 


ca lam i ty 


hu mil i ty 


anx i e ty | 


hi lar i ty 


no bil i ty 


so ci e ty 


ur ban i ty 


fer til i ty 


pro pri e ty 


ex trem i ty 


ster il i ty 


con tra ri 7 e ty 


prox im i ty 


se ren i ty 


no to ri e ty 


When the last syllable but two ends in i or y, 


the termination is ety, as is 


also the case in rickety 


and subtlety ; when otherwise, it is ity. 


* Others, 


sub' tie ty, pronounced sut' tl ty. 


t Pronounced ang zl' 


e ty. 


What words end in Ity ? in ety 't 


' in uty ? 



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LESSON CLXXV. 
Words ending in ity, of five and six syllables, accented va- 
riously. 

prob a bil i ty 



As si du' i ty 
am bi gu i ty 
con ti gu i ty 
in ge nu i ty 
su per flu i ty 
spon ta ne i ty 
hos pi tal i ty 
af fa bil i ty 
ca pa bil i ty 
cul pa bil i ty 
du ra bil i ty 
e qua nim i ty 
feas. i bil i ty 
flex i bil i ty 
im be cil i ty 
li a bil i ty 
mag na nim i ty 
mu ta bil i ty 
pla ca bil i ty 
plau §i bil i ty 
pos si bil i ty 



sens i bil i ty 
u na nim i ty 
u ni vers i ty 
vers a til i ty 
vol a til i ty 
vol u bil i ty 
cred i bil i ty 
con san guin i ty 
cu ri os i ty 
gen er os i ty 
me di oc ri ty 
an i mos i ty 
im mu ta bil' i ty 
im pla ca bil i ty 
ir ri ta bil i ty 
prac ti ca bil i ty 
res pect a bil i ty 
com pat i bil i ty 
di vis i bil i ty 
el i gi bil i ty 



LESSON CLXXVI. 

In the following words, c at the end of a syllable preceding i, 

has the sound of s ; as ca pac' i ty, pronounced ca pas' i ty. 

Ca paV i ty te nac i ty 

lo quae i ty ve rac i ty 

o pac i ty vi vac i ty 

ra pac i ty pug nac i ty 

sa gac i ty fe lie i ty 



118 


rHE PRACTICAL 




sim plic i ty 


in flam 


ma bil' i ty 




du plic i ty 


in flexi 


bility 




rus tic i ty 


in vin ci bil i ty 




ve loc i ty 


per fee ti bil i ty 




a troc i ty 


pu sil la nim i ty 




fe roc i ty 


re spon 


si bil 1 ty 




per ti nac / i ty 


sus cep 


ti bil i ty 




ec cen trie i ty 


im pen 


e tra bil'i ty 




e lee trie i ty 


in cor ri gi bil i ty 




e las tic i ty 


in tel li 


gi bil i ty 




au then tic i ty 


in cor rupt i bil i ty 




mul ti plic i ty 


in vi o ] 


.a bil i ty 




rec i proc i ty 


in com 


pre hen si bil' i ty 




LESSON CLXXVII. 




In the following words 


sion has the i 
of shun. 


sound of zhun, and tion, 




Sua/ sion 




le ga tion 




per sua / sion 




do na tion 




dis sua sion 




po ta tion 




oc ca sion 




no ta tion 




ab ra sion 




o ra tion 




e va sion 




mu ta tion 




in va sion 




du ra tion 




per va sion 




gra da tion 




mis per sua' sion 


ci ta tion 




na' tion 




pri va tion 




ra tion 




sal va tion 




sta tion 




de fal ca 7 tion 




pro ba / tion 




av o ca tion 




car na tion 




rev o ca tion 




vo ca tion 




per tor ba tion 




ces sa tion 




com pli ca tion 




pur ga tion 




in vo ca tion 


I 


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con vo ca tion 


rep a ra tion 


prov o ca tion 


prep a ra tion 


con se era tion 


con rla gra tion 


trep i da tion 


rev e la tion 


ob li ga tion 


min is tra tion 


spo li a tion 


an no ta tion 


con ge la tion 


men su ra tion 


rev e la tion 


hab i ta tion 


ap pel la tion * 


vis i ta tion 


con stel la tion 


al le ga tion 


dis til la tion 


os ten ta tion 


trib u la tion 


dis ser ta tion 


pec u la tion 


ex hor ta tion 


ad u la tion 


ex cla ma tion 


stran gu la tion 


ref u ta tion 


def a ma tion 


rep u ta tion 


dec la ma tion 


der i va tion 


proc la ma tion 


dep ri va tion 


in flam ma tion 


val u a tion 


prof a na tion 


co rus ca tion 


ex pla na tion 


e men da tion 


in dig na tion 


res er va tion 


res ig na tion 


pres er va tion 


trep i da tion 


con ster na tion 


com bi na tion 


re nun ci a / tion 


or di na tion 


de mm ci a tion 


in cli na tion 


e jac u la tion 


dec li na tion 


dis sim u la tion 


div i na tion 


con cat e na tion 


cor o na tion 


hal lu ci na tion 


in to na tion 
con ster na tion 


per e gri na tion 


in ter pre ta tion 


con dem na tion 


pre med i ta tion 


des ti na tion 


re sus ci ta tion 




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120 THE PRACTICAL 



con tin u a tion in ter lin e a' tion 

ma nip u la tion su per er o ga tion 

al lit e ra tion rec on cil i a tion 

How many words, and what are they, that end in asion ? Can you find 
any others with the same termination 1 If not, all other words ending in 
ion, (the accented syllable of which ends in a,) end in tion. 

LESSON CLXXVIIL 

Examples of words ending in ation, derived from verbs ending 

in y ; tion having the sound of shun. 

Oc cu pa/ tion ver si fi ca tion 

va ri a tion pu ri fi ca tion 

ap pli ca tion rat i fi ca tion 

mul ti pli ca / tion grat i fi ca tion 

clas si fi ca tion sane ti fi ca tion 

ed i fi ca ti on for ti fi ca tion 

mod i fi ca tion mor ti fi ca tion 

am pli fi ca tion jus ti fi ca tion 

sig ni fi ca tion in dem ni fi ca / tion 

mil li fi ca tion per son i fi ca tion 

LESSON CLXXIX. 
In the following words, sion has the sound of zhun, — tion and 
cian, of shun ; and when preceded by i, zh and sh are united 
in pronunciation with the preceding syllable. 

Ad he' sion vi' sion col li sion 

in he sion re vi' sion cir cum ci' sion 

co he sion di vi sion am hi' tion 

de pie tion pro vi sion tra di tion 

re pie tion de ci sion ad di tion 

com pie tion pre ci sion e di tion 

se ere tion in ci sion se di tion 

ac ere tion ex ci sion con di tion 

dis ere tion* e li sion per di tion 

* Pronounced dis kresh' un. 








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vo li tion 


dem o li tion 


rep e ti tion 


ig ni tion 


rec og nation 


com pe ti tion 


mo ni tion 


def i ni tion 


su per sti tion 


con tri tion 


ad mo ni tion 


in tu i tion 


at tri tion 


pre mo ni tion 


de com po si' tion 


nu tri tion 


am mn ni tion 


in ter po si tion 


mu ni tion 


dis qui si tion 


ma gi' cian 


tran si tion * 


ac qui si tion 


lo gi cian 


par ti tion 


in qui si tion 


mu si cian 


im i tion 


ap po si tion 


phy si cian 


tu i tion 


dep o si tion 


pa tri cian 


pe ti tion 


prep o si tion 


op ti cian 


sus pi cion 


im po si tion 


pol i ti' cian 


pro hi bi' tion 


com po si tion 


rAet o ri cian 


ex hi bi tion 


prop o si tion 


mec^ a ni cian 


ex pe di tion 


op po si tion 


a rith me ti' cian 


er u di tion 


sup po si tion 


a cad e mi cian 


co a li tion 


trans po si tion 


ge om e tri cian 


eb ul li tion 


dis po si tion v 


math e ma ti' cian 


ab o li tion 


ex po si tion 


met a phy si cian 




* Pronounced tran sizh' un. 


What words end in cion ? and in cian ? Those which end in cian denote 


agents. Can you i 


ind any others ending with a similar sound that also 


denote agents 1 








LESSON CLXXX. 


In the following 


words, sion has the sound of zhun, and tion 




of shun. 




Ex plo' sion 


e mo' tion 


af fu' sion 


cor ro sion 


com mo tion 


ef fu sion 


mo' tion 


de vo tion 


dif fii sion 


no tion 


lo co mo' tion 


in fu sion 


lo tion 


o' cean* 


con fu sion 


po tion 


fu sion 


trans fu sion 


• 


* Pronounced o' shun. 



11 



122 


THE PRACTICAL 




con clu sion 


so lu tion 


ev o lu tion 


ex clu sion 


ret ri bu' tion 


rev o lu tion 


cle lu sion 


con tri bu tion 


in vo lu tion 


al lu sion 


dis tri bu tion 


dim i nu tion 


il lu sion 


pros e cu tion 


sub sti tu tion 


col lu sion 


per se cu tion 


des ti tu tion 


pro fu sion 


ex e cu tion 


res ti tu tion 


in tru sion 


el o cu tion 


in sti tu tion 


con tu sion 


ab so lu tion 


con sti tu tion 


ab lu tion 


res o lu tion 


cau' tion 


pol lu tion 


dis so lu tion 


pre cau' tion 




What word ends in cean 


? 




LESSON CLXXXI. 


In the following words si, ti, and ci, have the sound of sh ; ssi 


has also the same sound, united in pronunciation with the 


accented syllable. 






Man' sion 


con ten tion 


in cur sion 


pen sion 


dis ten tion 


ex cur sion 


ex pan' sion 


at ten tion 


animadversion 


as cen sion 


pre ven tion 


por' tion 


de clen sion 


in ven tion 


ap por' tion 


di men sion 


ver 7 sion 


pro por tion 


sus pen sion 


sub mer' sion 


de ser tion 


dis sen sion 


im mer sion 


in ser tion 


pre ten sion 


as per sion 


as ser tion 


ex ten sion 


dis per sion 


con tor tion 


con de seen' sion a ver sion 


dis tor tion 


rep re hen sion 


sub ver sion 


ex tor tion 


com pre hen sion re ver sion 


co er cion 


ap pre hen sion 


di ver sion 


pas' sion 


men' tion 


in ver sion 


ses sion 


de ten' tion 


con ver sion 


mis sion 


in ten tion 


per ver sion 


ces sion 





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com pas 7 sion 


trans gres sion 


com mis sion 


ac ces sion 


de pres sion 


o mis sion 


sue ces sion 


im pres sion 


per mis sion 


se ces sion 


com pres sion 


dis mis sion 


con ces sion 


op pres sion 


trans mis sion 


pro ces sion 


sup pres sion 


con cus sion 


con fes sion 


ex pres sion 


per cus sion 


pro fes sion 


pos ses sion 


dis cus sion 


ag gres sion 


sub mis sion 


in ter ces 7 sion 


di gres sion 


ad mis sion 


pre pos ses sion 


in gres sion 


e mis sion 


in ter mis sion 


pro gres sion 


re mis sion 


man u mis sion 


What words end in tion ? in cion ? Can you find any other words besides 


suspicion and coercion 


that end in cion ? 






LESSON CLXXXIL 


In the following words sion, — and tion when not preceded by 


s, — have the sound of shun; xi, of ksh; and tion preceded 


Dy s, oi chun. 






Com pul 7 sion 


de scrip tion 


su per scrip 7 tion 


re pul sion 


tran scrip tion 


ac 7 tion 


ex pul sion 


in scrip tion 


fac tion 


re vul sion 


re demp tion 


frac tion 


con vul sion 


pre emp tion 


sane tion 


cap 7 tion 


re sump tion 


sec tion 


op tion 


pre sump tion 


die tion 


de cep 7 tion 


v con sump tion 


fie tion 


re cep tion 


as sump tion 


fric tion 


con cep tion 


a dop tion 


func tion 


per cep tion 


ab sorp tion 


sue tion 


ex cep tion 


e rup tion 


unc tion 


as crip tion 


ir rup tion 


auc tion 


pro scrip tion 


cor rup tion 


de jec 7 tion 


sub scrip tion 


dis rup tion 


pro tec tion 



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THE PRACTICAL 



1 



con nee tion } 
con nex ion J 
re clue tion 
se due tion 
sub trac tion 
de struc tion 
com punc tion 
ju ris dic / tion 
ben e die tion 

Are there any words 
end in csion ? 



der e lie tion 
ben e fac tion 
stu pe fac tion 
rar e fac tion 
pu tre fac tion 
pet ri fac tion 
res ur rec tion 
pre di lee tion 
in sur rec tion 

that end in Ition ? any that 
LESSON CLXXXIII. 

The Happy Family. 



in tro due tion 
flex / ion 
flux ion 
com plex' ion 
cru ci fix 7 ion 
ques' tion 
sug ges' tion 
di ges tion 
com bus tion 

end in psion ? any that 




Oh ! sweet as vernal dews that fill 
The closing buds on Zion's hill, 

When evening clouds draw thither — 
So sweet, so heavenly 'tis to see 
The members of one family 

Live peacefully together. 

The children, like the lily flowers, 

On which descend the sun and showers, 






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Their hues of beauty blending ; 
The parents, like the willow boughs, 
On which the lovely foliage grows, 

Their friendly shade extending. 

But leaves the greenest will decay, 
And flowers the brightest fade away, 

When autumn winds are sweeping ; 
And be the household e'er so fair, 
The hand of death will soon be there, 

And turn the scene to weeping. 

Yet leaves again will clothe the trees, 
• And lilies wave beneath the breeze, 

When spring comes smiling hither ; 
And friends who parted at the tomb, 
May yet renew their loveliest bloom, 

And meet in heaven together. 

LESSON CLXXXIV. 

In the following words i before a vowel has the sound of y 

as sen' ior, pronounced sen' yur. 

Sen 7 ior pann ier span iel 

junior valiant axiom 

cloth ier brill iant pon iard 

fol io * bill iards in dian 

al ien cMst ian ruff ian 

gen ius fust ian mill ion 

un ion bil ious pill ion 

court ier - fil ial trill ion 

bull ion best ial bill ion 

coll ier cord ial min ion 

* Or, fo' li o. 

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126 


THE PRACTICAL 




pin ion 


punc til io 


o pm ion 


on ion * 


se ra#l io 


punc til ious 


pe cul 7 iar 


ci vil ian 


re bell ious 


be hav ior 


pa vil ion 


brill 7 ian cy 


con ven ient 


post ill ion 


mel ior ate 


com mun ion 


ver mil ion 


al ien ate 


pie be ian 


bat tall ion 


pe cun' ia ry 


ce lest' ial 


re bell ion 


aux 11 ia ry 


fa mil iar 


com pan ion 


fa mil iar ize 


e lys ium* 


do min ion 


cMst ian i ty 


* Pronounced fin' yun, e 


lizh' yum. 




LESSON CLXXXV. 


In the following words si, zi, and s have the sound of zh. 


Gla 7 zier 


az ure 


treas ur y 


gra zier 


meas "ore 


vis u al 


bra sier 


pleas ure 


u su al 


o sier 


tree's ure 


dis clo 7 sure 


ho sier 


treas 7 ur er 


e ra sure 




LESSON CLXXXVI. 


In the following words, s and ss before u, — sci, si, ci, and ti, 




have the sound of sh. 


Pa 7 tient 


cen sure 


ne go tia ble 


an cient 


sens 7 u al 


pro por rion ate 


pa tience 


so cia ble 


af fee tion ate 


J ra tio 


sta' tion a ry 


con fee tion er 


quo tient 


die rion a ry 


so cia bil 7 i ty 


trail sient 


cen sur a ble 


pen i ten tia ry 


sen tient 


sta rion e ry 


pro ba' tion a ry 


con science 


in sa 7 tia ble 


ob jec tion a ble 


"What word ends in a 


ent ? What words end in an/ ? What one in ery ? 



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LESSON CLXXXVIL 
In the following words, ci, sci, ti, — and ss before u and i, — have 
the sound of sh, which is united in pronunciation with the 
accented syllable. 

Press 7 ure om nis cience 

lis sure mi li tia 

de n' cient pas 7 sion ate 

ef fi cient de fi 7 cien cy 

suf fi cient ef ii cien cy 

pro fi cient suf fi cien cy 

om nis cient pro fi cien cy 



ju di cia ry 
prac ti tion er 
su per n' cies 
ben e fi 7 cia ry 
dis ere 7 tion a ry 
in i tia to ry 
pro pi tia to ry 



LESSON CLXXXVIII. 

In the following words, used only in the plural, the final s, 

when not preceded by c or t, has the sound of z. 



Tac 7 tics 


eaves 


sham bles 


eth ics 


dregs 


cal ends 


phys ics 


tongs 


vi tals 


op tics 


an 7 nals 


twee zers 


hys ter 7 ics 


en trails 


mea sles 


i tal ics 


em bers 


wa ges 


sta tis tics 


nip pers 


trows ers 


math e mat 7 ics 


pin cers 


bow els 


rick 7 ets 


snuff ers 


spec 7 ta cles 


ef fects 7 


scis sors 


prem 1 ses 


clothes 


ash es 


mo las 7 ses ] 


stays 


gog gles 


me las ses ' 


shears 


rich es 


en vi rons 



LESSON CLXXXIX. 
The following words are pronounced as if h preceded w. 

Whip whist which whirl 

whim whisk whipt when 

whit whiff whir whelp 









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THE PRACTICAL 




whence 


wheeze what 


whif tie 


whet 


whine wharf 


whis tie 


whiz 


white wheth 7 er whit tie 


whale 


why whisk er 


whith er 


whey (ay) 


while whim pe] 


whee die 


wheat 


whilst wliis per 


whim 7 si cal 


wheel 


where whit low 

LESSON CXC. 


o ver whelm 7 


To the following words, ending in ic, the termination al is not 




added. 




Pub 7 lie 


col ic 


gym nas tic 


dor ic 


fab ric 


spas mod ic 


gas trie 


an tic 


ter rif ic 


ep ic 


tii nic 


con cen trie 


civ ic 


lu 7 na tic 


vol can ic 


goth ic 


pleth o ric 


re pub lie 


frol ick ) 


bish op ric 


e met ic 


frol ic j 


cath o He 


a quat ic 


ton ic 


e clip 7 tic 


ath let ic 


pan ic 


i tal ic 


rheu mat ic 


plas tic 


phleg mat ic 


pro sa ic 


rel ic 


ec lee tic 


ca thar tic 


traf tick 


! gi gan tic 


dip lo mat 7 ic 


traf fie 


t do mes tic 


me te or ic 


arc tic 


pa cif ic 


pat ri ot ic 


gar he 


prog nos tic 

LESSON CXCL 


tel e graph ic 


The following words are not varied so as to end in ic. 


L6 7 cal 


fis cal 


met ri cal 


fo cal 


rad 7 i cal 


ver ti cal 


vo cal 


prac ti cal 


drop si cal 


ras cal 


med i cal 


sur gi cal 




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fin i cal 


re cip ro cal 


or a tor 7 i cal 


in im / i cal 


e quiv o cal 


di a met ri cal 


non sen si cal 


pi rat i cal 


prob lem at i cal 


sym met ri cal 


le vit i cal 

LESSON CXCIL 


par a dox i cal 


The following words are sometimes, though seldom, used with 




the addition of al. 




Cii 7 bic 


or gan ic 


pro lif ic 


mini ic 


mo nas tic 


mag net ic 


hec tic 


er rat ic 


e las tic 


ras tic 


ec stat ic 


ep i dem 7 ic 


mim ick (verb.' 


\ di dac tic 


tel e scop ic 


la con 7 ic 


spe cif ic 


lith o graph ic 


ge ner ic 


nar cot ic 


ar o mat ic 


ex trin sic 


syl lab ic 


pan e gyr ic 


in trin sic 


pneu mat ic 


id i ot ic 


ec cen trie 


me tal lie 


par a lyt ic 


pe dan tic 


pris mat ic 

LESSON CXCIII 


cli mac 7 ter ic 


The following words are sometimes, 


though seldom, used 


without the termination al. 


CleV i cal 


de ist i cal 


met a phor i cal 


eth i cal 


me thod i cal 


ge o met ri cal 


tech ni cal 


gram mat i cal 


met a phys i cal 


typ i cal 


i den ti cal 


math e mat i cal 


spher i cal 


so phist i cal 


hy po thet i cal 


nau ti cal 


ca non i cal 


hy po crit i cal 


ty ran 7 ni cal 


e van gel 7 i cal 


jes u it i cal 


i ron i cal 


ge o graph i cal 


ex e get i cal 


the at ri cal 


hy per bol i cal 


as tro nom i cal 


sta tis ti cal 


ec o nom i cal 


al le gor i cal 









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THE PRACTICAL 




LESSON CXCIV. 


The following 


words are also used with the addition of al. 


Mu' sic 


sa tir ic 


ac a dem ic 


sto ic 


his tor ic 


a pos tol ic 


ra brie 


e lee trie 


pu ri tan ic 


graph ic 


em phat ic 


at mos pher ic 


com ic 


dra mat ic 


al pha bet ic 


trop ic 


sab bat ic 


em ble mat ic 


top ic 


dog mat ic 


sys te mat ic 


lyr ic 


sar cas tic 


e nig mat ic 


clas sic 


ma jes tic 


mis an throp ic 


phys ic 


mi mer ic 


sym pa thet ic 


mys tic 


fan tas tic ) 


ty po graph ic 


crit ic 


phan tas tic j 


syl lo gis tic 


op tic 


fa nat ic 


dem o crat ic 


cyn ic 


po et ic 


en er get ic . 


seep tic ) 
skep tic j 


des pot in 


the o crat ic 


el lip tic 


an a lyt ic 


seen ic 


pa thet ic 


pan to mim ic 


rheV o ric 


pro phet ic 


par a bol ic 


pol i tic 


em pir ic 


phil an throp ic 


her e tic 


he ro ic 


a ritk' me tic 


an gel' ic 


mo sa ic 


hi e ro glyph 7 ic 


sym bol ic 


pe ri 6d / ic 


a ris to crat ic 


po lem ic 


sci en tif ic 


id i o mat ic 


bo tan ic 


phil o soph ic 


en thu si as tic 


hys ter ic 


di a bol ic 


ec cle si as tic 




LESSON CXCV. 


Words ending in cle, kle 


and kel. 


Cir' cle 


pin na cle spec 


ta cle i ci cle ) 


tin cle 


mir a cle ob sta cle i si cle | 


man 7 a cle 


or a cle ve hi cle tu ber cle 



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131 


i J 

bar ria cle 


shac kle sic kle 


ankle 


ar ti cle 


tac kle tic kle 


ran kle 


particle 


spec kle stic kle 


crin kle 


re cep 7 ta cle 


free kle buc kle 


sprin kle 


conventicle 


fie kle chnc kle 


; wrin kle 


tab 7 er na cle 


pic kle &rmc kle tin kle 


1 twin 7 kle 


pric kle true kle 


spar kle 


cac kle 


trie kle sue kle 


shek el 


Do any words of more than two syllables end in He 
in kel ? 


? What word ends 




LESSON CXCVI. 




Words ending in eel, cle, cil, sel, sil, sal 


cile and sile. 


Can 7 eel 


ves sel 


pro po sal 


chan eel 


teas el 


dis po sal 


mus cle * 


weas el 


pe rn sal 


pen cil 


conn sel 


re fa sal 


par eel 


conn cil 


es pon sal 


cod 7 i cil 


fos sil 


ca ron sal 


dom i cil 


n ten 7 sil 


re vers al 


chis 7 el 


vas 7 sal 


n ni vers 7 al 


dam sel 


mis sal 


do 7 cile j 


tin sel 


na sal 


mis sile 


mor sel 


re pri 7 sal 


pen sile 


tas sel 


snr pri sal 


im 7 be cile f 


* Pronounced mus' si. f Others, dos' il, im bes' sil. 


What words end in cle ? in eel? and in He ? 




LESSON CXCVIL 




Words ending in bal, bel, bol, and ble. 


Cym 7 bal 


la bel • bab ble 


grnm ble 


verb al 


Li bel bnb ble 


hob ble 


herb al 


sym 7 bol am ble 


hum ble 


can 7 ni bal 


gam bol crnm ble jum ble 


reb 7 el 


bram ble gam ble 


) nib ble 









132 THE PRACTICAL 


nim ble stub ble 


fee ble gar ble 


peb ble stum ble 


ga ble mar ble 


quib ble thim ble 


bi ble as sem / ble 


rab ble trem ble 


foi ble dis sem ble 


ram ble turn ble 


no ble re sem ble 


rum ble a ble 


sa ble en a ble 


scram ble ca ble 


sta ble ig no ble 


scrib ble fa ble 


ta ble pre' am ble 


What words end in al, el, and ol ? 


LESSON CXCVIII. 


Words ending in able, uble 


, and ible, variously accented. 


Prob' a ble 


pos si ble 


pass a ble 


sens i ble 


af fa ble 


vis i ble 


syl la ble 


cred i ble 


ten a ble 


tan gi ble 


cul pa ble 


fal li ble 


pal pa ble 


hor ri ble 


ar a ble 


ter ri ble 


par a ble 


flex i ble 


not a ble 


for ci ble 


tract a ble 


cru ci ble 


tax a ble 


fea si ble 


sol u ble 


plau si ble 


vol u ble 


eT i gi ble 


ford a ble 


ad miss 7 i ble 


sal a ble 


com press i ble 


blam a ble 


de fens i ble 


ca pa ble 


di vis i ble 


e qua ble 


os ten si ble 


du ra ble 


re spons i ble 


cu ra ble 


in del i ble 



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mu 7 ta ble 


com bus 7 ti ble 


port a ble 


com pat i ble 


suit a ble 


cor rapt i ble 


li a ble 


con tempt i ble 


teach a ble 


con vert i ble 


prac 7 ti ca ble 


de strac ti ble 


pred i ca ble 


di ffest i ble 


am i ca ble 


per cep ti ble 


ap pli ca ble 


i ras ci ble 


des pi ca ble 


in vin ci ble 


ex pli ca ble 


dis cern i ble 


rev o ca ble 


de du ci ble 


for mi da ble 


in cor 7 ri gi ble 


nav i ga ble 


in tel li gi ble 


es ti ma ble 


in ex press 7 i ble 


ad mi ra ble 


ir re press i ble 


ex e era ble 


ir re vers i ble * 


h6n or a ble 


rep re hen si ble 


mem o ra ble 


con tro vert i ble 


mis er a ble 


. ir re sist i ble 


in de fat 7 i ga ble 


in com pre hen 7 si ble 


What words end in uble ? If there are cognate words ending in ant, ance, 


ate, or ation, the adjective ends 


in able. If there are cognate words ending 


1 in ist, ive, ision, or ition, the adjective ends in ible. The exceptions are 


definable, supposable, resistible, 


and irresistible. 


LESSON CXCIX. 


Words ending in able, of four syllables, variously accented. 


Pref 7 ex a ble 


ex pi a ble 


i ref er a ble 


pit i a ble 


tol er a ble 


val u a ble 


ven er a ble 


cred it a ble 


vul ner a ble 


eq ui ta ble 


iij mal le a ble 


hab i ta ble 


1 en vi a ble 

1 1 


hos pi ta ble 




12 



134 



THE PRACTICAL 



im i ta ble 
lam en ta ble 
pal a ta ble 
prof it a ble 
pleas ur a ble* 
par don a ble 
an swer able 
fa vor a ble 
a mi a ble 
va ri a ble 
rea son a ble 
sea son a ble 
trea son a ble 
im pla' ca ble 
sup po sa ble 
ex cu sa ble 
a void a ble 
a me na ble 
re claim a ble 
as si^n a ble 
at tain a ble 
ob tain a ble 
a do ra ble 
de plo ra ble 

* Pronounced 



as sail a ble 
de sir a ble 
ac count a ble 
in diet a ble 
in scru ta ble 
con cezv a ble 
de ceiv a ble 
per ce^v a ble 
re tnev a ble 
al low a ble 
re doubt a ble 
com mend a ble 
in flam ma ble 
con form a ble 
im preg na ble 
de mon stra ble 
ob serv. a ble 
trans fer a ble 
ac cept a ble 
de test a ble 
in ef fa ble 
in tract a ble 
re spect a ble 
re mark a ble 

plezh' ur a bl. 



LESSON CC. 
Words ending in able, of five syllables, variously accented. 

In ex' tri ca ble con sid er a ble 

in cal cu la ble in com pa ra ble 

a bom i na ble in ex o ra ble 

de term i na ble in sep a ra ble 

in term i na ble in suf fer a ble 

ex cep tion a ble ir rep a ra ble 



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135 



im pen e tra ble 
un ut ter a ble 
in dom i ta ble 
in ev i ta ble 
dis tin guish a ble 
ex tin guish a ble 
in vi o la ble 
in su per a ble 
in nu mer a ble 
in du bi ta ble 



re me di a ble 
in dis' pens 7 a ble 
mon o syl la ble 
in con test a ble 
jus ti f i a ble 
ir re pro#ch a ble 
un con troll a ble 
rec on cil a ble 
in sup port a ble 
in sur mount a ble 



Adjectives in able, derived from words ending in e, are spelt 
without the e before a ; except when, as in the following ex- 
amples, the primitive ends in ce, ge, or ee. 

Peace 7 a ble ser 7 vice a ble 

trace a ble . man age a ble 

change a ble mar riage a ble 

charge a ble a gree 7 a ble 

LESSON CCL 

Words of two syllables, ending in al, el, ail, il, ile, ule, ul, ol, 

and le, accented on the first. 



Med 7 al 
san dal 
scan dal 
form al 
nor mal 
dis mal 
sig nal 
ver nal 
mor al 
cen tral 
as tral 
met al 



model 
grav el 
rav el 
trav el 
lev el 
shriv el 
swiv el 
hov el 
nov el 
grov el 
cam. el 
tram mel 



cavil 
civil 
an vil 
tran quil 
ten dril 
per il 
nos tril 
e vil 
pupil 
April 
pro file 
fe brile 



ea gle 
sta pie 
ma pie 
sup pie 
scru pie 
bugle 
bee tie 
title 
pad die 
strad die 
sad die 
med die 



[136 


THE ] 


PRACTICAL 




den tal 


flan nel 


fu tile 


ped die 


men tal 


chan nel 


ser vile 


fiddle 


mor tal 


pan el 


fer tile 


mid die 


fes tal 


ken nel 


due tile 


rid die 


ves tal 


fen nel 


rep tile 


hud die 


cr js tal 
bri dal 


fun nel 
tun nel 


ster ile 
ferule 


pud die 
can die 


feu dal 


chap el 


con sul 


dan die 


naval 
rival 


gos pel 
min strel 


carol 
pis tol 


han die 
kin die 


o val 


tim brel 


idol 


spin die 


re gal 


bar rel 


vi ol 


dwin die 


fru gal 
le gal 


squir rel 
sor rel 


la die 
era die 


swin die 
fon die 


pe nal 


cud gel 


idle 


bundle 


ve nal 


sach el 


bri die 


trun die 


final 


hatch el 


nee die 


cur die 


spi nal 


man tel 


rifle 


hur die 


papal 


chat tel 


trifle 


baffle 


e qual 


trav ail 


stifle 


scuffle 




What words end in 


ail ? in ule ? ul ? and oil 




LESSON CCIL 




Words endin 


g in al, el, le, il, and ile, of two and three syllables, ] 
accented variously. 


Corral 


vital 


tri al 


fuel 


6 ral 


to tal 


loy al 


cru el 


spi ral 
neu tral 
plu ral 


port al 
bru tal 
re al 


roy al 
an gel 
se quel 


gru el 
jew el 
mar shal 


ru ral 


di al 


scoun drel 


mar vel 


fa tal 


vi al ) 
phi al J 


ha zel 


char nel 


na tal 


du el 


shuf fie 

1 





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137 


muf fie 


am pie 


this tie 


sub tie f ) 
sub til > 
sub tile ' 


ruffle 


sam pie 


bris tie 


an gle * 


tram pie 


gris tie 


dan gle 


tern pie 


jos tie 


friz zle 


man gle 


dim pie 


bus tie 


daz zle 


wran gle 


pirn pie 


rus tie 


driz zle 


span gle 


sim pie 


bat tie 


muz zle 


stran gle 


ap pie 


cat tie 


puz zle 


tan gle 


dap pie 


rat tie 


gar ble 


sin gle 


grap pie 


tat tie 


star tie 


jingle 


rip pie 


ket tie 


muT ti pie 


shin gle 


crip pie 


met tie 


prin ci pie 


min gle 


tip pie 


net tie 


dis ci' pie 


tin gle 


stop pie 


set tie 


e pis tie 


bun gle* 


pur pie 


lit tie 


a pos tie 


gur gle 


man tie 


spit tie 


em bez zle 


strag gle 


gen tie 


brit tie 


au turn nal 


wrig gle 


tur tie 


tit tie 


in fer nal 


j°g gle 


myr tie 


bot tie 


ma ter nal 


jug g le 


cas tie 


rus tie 


pa ter nal 


smug gle 


nes tie 


scut tie 


fra ter nal 


strug gle 


pes tie 


shut tie 


e ter nal 


trip le 


wres tie 


ax le 


in ter nal 


* The words from angle 


to bungle, inclusive, are pronounced 


as if the first syllable ended with g. 




f Pronounced sut' tl. 








LESSON CCIII. 




Words ending 


in al, el, ile, 


and ol, of three 


syllables, accented 




variously. 




Ar rY va" 


ca 


the dral 


de ni al 


re vi val 


re ci tal 


tri bu nal 


1 co e val 


re < 


qui tal 


re new al 


j pri me val i de al 


a vow al 






12* 





138 


THE PRACTICAL 


bap tis nial 


per son al 


ar se nal 


pa rent al 


nom i nal 


car di nal 


ac quit tal 


in te gral 


pas tor al 


di ur nal 


ad mi ral 


mi mer al 


noc tar nal 


tern po ral 


fu ner al 


ca tkrrh al 


cor po ral 


la bi al 


feV ti val 


nat u ral 


ge ni al 


in ter val 


script u ral 


me ni al 


prod i gal 


gut tu ral 


jo vi al 


con ju gal 


cap i tal 


cit a del 


an i mal 


hos pi tal 


in fi del 


or di nal 


ped es tal 


cal o mel 


crim i nal 


Lin e al 


sen ti nel 


doc tri nal 


or de al 


di shev / el 


prin ci pal 


triv i al 


en am el 


lib er al 


grad u al 


em pan nel ) 


fed er al 


an mi al 


im pan nel j 


gen er al 


ac tu al 


ap par el 


min er al 


rit u al 


» vol 7 a tile 


lat er al 


punc tu al 


vers a tile 


lit er al 


vir tu al 


pu er ile 


sev er al 


sex u al 


cap i tol 


What words end in He 


? and 61 ? 




LESSON CCIV. 


Words ending in al 


, of four, five, and six syllables, accented 




variously. 




Ac ci dent' 


al 


sup pie ment al 


in ci dent al 


sen ti ment al 


o ri ent al 




det ri ment al 


fun da ment al 


mon u ment al 


sac ra ment al 


in stru ment al 


or na ment al 


con ti nent al 


el e ment al 


hor i zon tal 

!: 



SPELLING-BOOK. 139 


di ag / o nal con ge nia] 


e phem er al a e ri al 


e lect o ral ma te ri al 


con ject u ral im pe ri al 


ad verb i al me mo ri al 


pro verb i al ar te ri al 


bi en ni al mer cu ri al 


tri en ni al su i ci' dal 


mil len ni al. spir / it u al 


per en ni al in di vid / u al 


ter res tri al in tel lect u al 


con viv i al in ter me / di al 


re sid u al min is te ri al 


con tin u al cer e mo ni al 


ef feet u al mat ri mo ni al 


per pet u al pat ri mo ni al 


ha bit u al test i mo ni al 


e vent u al sen a to ri al 


in aug u ral e qua to ri al 


e the re al mon i to ri al 


cor po real ter ri to ri al 


fa ne re al ex per i ment' al 


re me di al me di a to' ri al 


LESSON ccv. 


In the following words ci, si, and ti have the sound of sh ; and 


when ci and ti follow e or i, this sound is united with the 


preceding syllable in pronunciation. 


So 7 cial nup tial cir cum stan tial 


pro vm' cial sub stan' tial pres i den tial 


fl nan cial ere den tial prov i den tial 


com mer cial pru den tial pes ti len tial 
par' tial es sen tial in flu en tial 


1 mar tial e qui noc / tial con se quen tial 







140 


THE PRACTICAL 




na/ tion al 


de vo tion al 


su per fi cial 


ra tion al 


spe 7 cial 


in i 7 tial 


no tion al 


ju di 7 cial 


sol sti tial 


frac tion al 


of fi cial 


tra di 7 tion al 


sec tion al 


prej u di 7 cial 


ad di tion al 


op tion al 


ben e fi cial 


con di tion al 


in ten 7 tion al 


ar ti fi cial 

LESSON CCVl 


con tro ver 7 sial 


In the following words ch has the sound of k. 


Scheme 


ech oes 


arch e type 


ache 


pas chal 


ar chi tect 


chyle 


ar chives 


harp si chord 


school* 


cha 6t 7 ic 


hi e rarch 


chasm 


scho las tic 


pa tri arch 


chord 


me chan ic 


en cha rist 


cha/ os 


se pul chral 


cha me 7 le on 


cho ral 


arch an gel 


pa ro chi al 


cho rus 


chi me ra 


cha lyb e ate 


e poch 


char 7 ac ter 


chi mer i cal 


te trarch 


chol er ic 


chi rog ra phy 


schoon er* 


chor is ter 


chro nol o gy 


chol er 


chron i cle 


chro nom e ter 


christ en 


chrys a Us 


char acier ize 


christ mas 


al che my 


mo narch i cal 


chron ic 


an ar chy 


ar 7 chi tect ure 


chem ist ) 


cat e chise 


61 i gar chy 


chim ist J 


cat e chism 


mel an chol y 


an chor 


. pen ta teuch 


mel an chol ic 


mon arch 


chem is try ) 


pa tri arch" al 


sched ule 


chim is try J 


mach i na tion 


schol ar 


mech a nism 


cat e chu men 


ech o 


sac cha rine 
* o, as in move. 


char ac ter is 7 tic 



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LESSON CCVIL 
In the following words ph has the sound of f, 

Tri' umph met a phor 

tro phy eu' pho ny 

ty pirns au to graph 

ci pher tri urn' pnant 

dol phin tri urn phal 

, eph od phi lip pic 

soph ism de ci pher 

ser aph bi og' ra phy 

proph et bi og ra pher v 

or phan ste nog ra phy 

cam phor or thog ra phy 

pam phlet ge og ra phy 

aph' o rism ty pog ra phy 

bias phe my phi los o phy 

bias phe mous phi los o pher 

ep i taph a poc ry phal 

lith o graph phe nom e non 

par a graph phi Ian thro py 

tel e graph e piph a ny 

syc o phant lex i cog / ra phy 

soph is try phys i og no my 

LESSON CCVIII. 

In the following words, g at the end of syllables, and followed 
by e or i, has the sound of j ; and c, in similar cases, that 
of s. 

Log 7 ic dig it leg er ) 

mag ic vig il ledg er ) 

trag ic ag ile proc ess 

rig id frag ile plac id 

frig id tac it ac id 





142 


THE PRACTICAI 






prog 7 e ny 


spec i fy 


in dig e nous 




veg e tate 


im ag' ine 


veg' e ta ble 




ag i tate 


e lie it 


mag is tra cy 




cog i tate 


il lie it 


leg is lat ure 




vig il ance 


so lie it 


reg i ment' al 




leg i ble 


im plic it 


im ag' in a ble 




mag is trate 


ex plic it 


im ag in a tive 




leg is late 


an tic' i pate 


spec i n ca' tion 




reg i men 


par tic i pate 


mag is te' ri al 




reg i cide 


ca pac i tate 


du o dec i mo 




trag e dy 


so lie i tude 


an a log i cal 




reg is ter 


au dac i ty 


ge o log i cal 




forg er y 


me die in al 


zo o log i cal 




vac il late 


mu nic i pal 


phren o log i cal 




tac i turn 


xhi noc e ros 


tau to log i cal 




dec i mal 


so lie it ous 


the o log i cal 




lac er ate 


so lie it or 


phi lo log i cal 




prec i pice 


nee' es sa ry 


c^ron o log i cal 




prec e dent 


rec i ta' tion 


et y mo log' i cal 




spec i men 


o rig' in ate 


gen e a log i cal 




rec i pe 


bel lig er ent 


min er a log i cal 




pac i fy 


o rig in al 


phy§ i o log i cal 






LESSON CCIX. 




In the following 


words x has the sound of gz ; as ex' hort, 
pronounced egz' hort. 




Ex hort' 


ex ile 


ex am pie 




ex ist 


ex haust 


ex am ine 




ex empt 


ex alt 


ex ot ic 




ex ert 


ex hib' it 


ex or' di um 




ex act 


ex em plar 


ex hil a rate 




ex ult 


ex ist ence 


ex on er ate 




ex hale 


ex er tion 


ex em pla ry 











j 




SPELLING-BOOK. 


143' 


ex em pli fy execu tive ex u ber ance 


ex orb i tance ex ec u tor ex as per ate 


; 


ex ag ger 


ite ex ecu trix ex am i na/ tion 


I 




LESSON CCX. 






Irregular and 


very difficult words, of which the particular pro- 






nunciation is given. 








Pronounced. 




Pronounced. 




Choir 


kwire 


bus i ness 


biz 7 ness 




folks 


fokes 


bus i ly 


biz 7 ze ly 




isle 


He 


corps 


kore 




is land 


T land 


i ron 


I 7 urn 




aile 


lie 


buoy 


bwoy 




schism 


sizm 


buoy ant 


bwoy 7 ant 




bu ry 


ber 7 ry 


pro vost 


pro vo 7 




bu ri al 


ber 7 e al 


ap ro pos 


ap 7 ro po 




drachm 


dram 


belle 


bel 




en glish 


Ing 7 glish 


spe cies 


spe 7 shiz 




fore head 


for 7 ed 


co quet ) 


ko ket 7 




man y 


men 7 ny 


co quette ) 


or co quet 7 




any 
phthis ic 


en 7 ny 
tiz 7 zik 


vig net | 
vig nette J 


vin yet 7 




of 


6v 


yacht 


yot 




pret ty 


prit 7 ty 


sold ier 


sol 7 jur 




plaid 


plad 


sug ar 


shug 7 ar 




been 


bin 


seign ior 


seen' yur 




rheum 


rume 


worst ed 


wust 7 ed 




rhyme 


rim 


col o nel 


kur 7 nel 




thyme 


thim or tim 


vict uals 


vit 7 tlz 




rhythm 


rithm 


beau 


bo 




fran chise 


fran 7 chiz 


beaux 


boze 




mi nu tise 


me nii 7 she 


does 


diiz 


. 


worn an 


wum 7 an 


ven i son 


ven 7 zn 




worn en 


wim 7 en 


pig eon 


pid 7 jun 




busy 


biz 7 zy 


mosque 


mosk 





144 THE PRACTICAL 


kins folk 


Pronounced. 

kinz / foke 


haut boy 
schis mat ic 


ho' boy 
siz mat' ic 


mus ke toe ) 
mus que toe J 
rhyth mi cal 


mus ke' to 
nth' mi cal 


buoy an cy 


bwoy' an sy 


et i quet ) 
et i quette ) 
bru nette 


et e kef 
bru net' 


hie cup ) 
hie cough ) 


hik' kup 


or hie cough 


hik'kof 


pus tule 


f pus' 1 

( or pus' tul 


belles lettres 


beT let ter 


men ag er y 


men azh' er e 


ex haus tion 


egz haws' chun 


mis tie toe 


miz' zl to 


sou ve nir 


soo' ve ner^" 


av oir du po % is 
re lig ious 


av er du poiz' 
re lid' jus 


re lig ion 
li tig ious 


re lid' jun 
le tid' jus 


pro dig ious 
sac ri le gious 


pro did' jus 
sak re le' jus 


con ta gious 


kon ta' jus 


bur lesque f 


bur lesk' 


gro tesque 
pic tu resque 
aid de camp 


gro tesk' 
pikt u resk' 
ad' de kawng 


gone 


gon ; or nearly, gawn. 1 


* o, as in move. f Others spell bur lesk', &c. 



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145 




WORDS 






Spelt alike, 


but which vary in Accent. 




Signification when accented on the 




Signification when accented on the 


first syllable. 




second syllable. 




Not here. 


Absent. 


To keep away. 




an abridgment. 


Abstract. 


to draw from. 




a stress of voice. 


Accent. 


to express accent. 




something added to the i 
end of a word. $ 


Affix. 


to unite to the end. 




an increase. 


Augment. 


to make larger. 




the eighth month. 


August. 


grand. 




a short prayer. 


Collect. 


to gather together. 




an agreement. 


Compact. 


solid. 




a mixture. 


Compound 


to mix together. 




a musical performance. 


Concert. 


< to plan by mutual agree- 
\ ment. 


behavior. 


Conduct. 


to lead. 




, limit. 


Confine. 


to restrain. 




a struggle. 


Conflict. 


to strive against 




to practise charms. 


Conjure. 


to implore. 




a companion. 


Consort. 


to associate with. 




a contention. 


Contest. 


to dispute. 




a bargain. 


Contract. 


to lessen. 




opposition of figures. 


Contrast. 


to set in opposition. 




familiar discourse. 


Converse. 


to talk with. 




one who adopts a new i 
opinion. \ 


Convert. 


( to change from 
\ state to another. 


one 


a person proved guilty. 


Convict. 


to prove guilty. 




an accompanying pro- 1 




r to accompany for 


pro- 


tection, usually by > 


Convoy. 


< tection, usually 


by 


sea. ) 




f sea. 




a growing less. 


Decrease. 


to grow less. 




a summary of laws. 


Digest. 


to arrange in order. 




passage for entering. 


Entrance. 


to put in ecstasy. 




a guard. 


Escort. 


to attend as a guard. 




an attempt. 


Essay. 


to endeavor. 




banishment. 


Exile. 


to banish. 




a commodity sent to > 
another country. > 


Export. 


< to carry goods to 
\ ther country. 


ano- 




something drawn out. 


Extract. 


to draw out. 




• a commotion. 


Ferment. 


to excite internal motion. 




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Signification when accented on the 
first syllable. 

happening often, 
high spirited. 



a mark. 

a perfume burnt. 

a growing larger. 

a gross abuse. 

something noticed. 

complete. 

sweet odor. 

a written licence. 

a particle put before a 

word, 
a solemn declaration. 



Frequent. 
Gallant. 

Import. } 

Impress. 

Incense. 

Increase. 

Insult. 

Object. 

Perfect. 

Perfume. 

Permit. 

Prefix. 

Protest. 



one under government 



Subject. 

an attentive view. Survey. 

anguish. Torment. 

a conveyance. Transfer. 

a vessel for carriage ; } m 

° > Iransport. 
rapture. > r 



Signification when accented on the 
second syllable. 

to visit often, 
courteous to ladies, 
to bring from another 
country, 
to stamp, 
to make angry, 
to grow larger, 
to treat abusively, 
to oppose, 
to make complete, 
to fill with sweet odor, 
to allow. 

to put before. 

to affirm with solemnity. 

< to bring under the pow- 

\ er of. 
to view carefully, 
to put to extreme pain, 
to convey. * 

to carry ; to enrapture. 



'Proj' ect, a scheme. 
Pro ject', to be prominent. 



renounces 



WORDS 

Spelt alike, but which vary in accent and division into syllables 
Cem' ent, that which unites. 
Ce ment', to unite closely. 
Des' ert, a wilderness. 
De sert', to forsake. 
Min' ute, a short space of time 
Mi nute', very small. 
Pres' age, a prognostic. 
Pre sage', to forebode. 
Pres' ent, a gift. 
Pre sent', to offer. 



Prod' uce, that which is brought 

forth. 
Pro duce', to bring forth. 
Prog' ress, onward motion. 
Pro gress' to advance. 



Reb' el, one who 
lawful authority. 

Re bel', to renounce lawful au- 
thority. 

Rec' ord, a register. 

Re cord', to register. 

Ref use, of no value. 

Re fuse', to deny a request. 

At' tri bute, quality. 

At trib' ute, to ascribe. 

In val' id, of no force. 

In' val id, 

In val id 



/ > an infirm person. 



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WORDS 


Which are alike in Pronunciation, but differ in Orthography. 


Ail, to be sick, or in trouble. 


been, from be ; as, he has been. 


ale, a kind of malt liquor. 


bin, a box for commodities. 


air, that which we breathe. 


beer, a kind of liquor. 


air, a tune ; the manner of a per- 


bier, a carriage for the dead. 


son. 


bell, a hollow sounding body. 


ere, before in time. 


belle, an admired lady. 


heir, one who inherits. 


berry, a small fruit. 


aisle, a walk or alley in a church. 


bury, to put under ground. 


isle, an island. 


blew, from blow ; as, the wind blew. 


all, the whole. 


blue, a kind of color. 


awl, a sharp pointed tool. 


boar, a male swine. 


altar, a place for sacrifice. 


bore, to make a hole, as with an 


alter, to change. 


auger. 


ant, a small insect. 


boll, the pod of a plant, as of flax. 


aunt, the sister of one's parent. 


bowl, a round hollow vessel. 


ark, a small chest ; a vessel. 


borne, from bear, to carry. 


arc, a part of a circle. 


bourn, , a limit. 


ascent, a going up. 


borough, an incorporated town. 


assent, agreement. 


burrow, a hole for small animals. 


auger, a tool to bore with. 


bough, a branch. 


augur, one who foretells. 


bow, to bend. 


aught, any thing. 


brake, fern. 


ought, bound in duty. 


break, to force asunder. 


bad, not good, vicious. 


breach, a breaking. 


bade, commanded. 


breech, the lower part of a thing. 


bail, a surety. 


bread, a kind of food. 


bale, a bundle of goods. 


bred, brought up. 


bale, to lade out. 


broach, to pierce a vessel. 


ball, a round body. 


brooch, an ornament. 


bawl, to cry aloud. 


bruit, a noise, a report. 


bare, without covering. 


brute, a beast. 


bear, a wild animal. 


but, as, he has but one eye. 


bear, to carry ; to produce. 


butt, a mark ; to strike with the 


base, mean, vile. 


head. 


base, the bottom or foundation. 


butt, a cask containing two.hogs- 


bass, a part in music. 


heads. 


bay, a color ; a body of water. 


buy, to get for money. 


bey, a Turkish governor. 


by, with, near. 


be, to exist. 


bye, as, in good-bye. 


bee, an insect which makes honey. 


Cain, the first murderer. 


beach, the sea-shore. 


cane, a staff, or reed. 


beech, a kind of tree. 


call, to name ; to speak aloud. ' 


beat, to strike. 


caul, a membrane inclosing the 


beet, an eatable' root. 


bowels. 


beau, a gay gentleman. 


cannon, a great gun. 


bow, an instrument to shoot with. 


canon, a law, a rule. 



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canvas, a kind of cloth, 
canvass, to examine. 

cask, a barrel to contain fluids, 
casque, a helmet. 
cede, to give up. 
seed, what produces plants. 

ceil, to cover the top or roof of a 
room. 

seal, to fasten with a wafer, or wax. 

seal, an animal, 
cell, a small apartment, 
sell, to exchange for money. 

cent, a hundred ; a coin. 

scent, a smell. 

sent, ordered, or put in the way 
to go. 
cession, a giving up. 
session, a sitting for business. 

choir, a band of singers. 

quire, 24 sheets of paper, 
choler, anger, rage, 
collar, a covering for the neck. 

chord, a line in a circle. 

cord, a small rope, 
chronical, continuing long, 
chronicle, a history. 

cion, a sprout. 

Sion, a mountain, 
cite, to summon, to quote, 
sight, vision, a view, 
site, a situation. 

climb, to ascend with effort. 

clime, a portion of the earth, 
coarse, not fine, rough, 
course, the line of motion. 

coat, a part of dress. 

cote, a sheep-fold, 
complement, a full number, 
compliment, an expression of civ- 
ility. 

core, the heart, or inner part of a 
thing. 

corps, a body of men. 
cousin, a relation, 
cozen, to cheat. 

currant, a small fruit. 

current, a running stream, 
cymbal, an instrument of music, 
symbol, a sign. 

day, a portion of time. 

dey, a Moorish governor. 



dear, beloved; costly, 
deer, a wild animal. 

dew, a kind of moisture. 

due, owed, 
die, to cease to live in the body, 
dye, to stain, to color. 

doe, a female deer. 

dough, meal prepared for baking 
done, finished, 
dun, a dark color, 
dun, to demand a debt. 

dram, a small weight. 

drachm, an ancient coin, 
dam, to stop a stream, 
damn, to condemn. 

ewe, a female sheep. 

yew, a kind of tree. 

you, the person, or persons^ spo- 
ken to. 
eye, the organ of sight. 
I, myself. 

fain, willingly. 

fane, a temple. 

feign, to dissemble, 
faint, feeble, exhausted, 
feint, a false appearance. 

fair, a prace of sale ; beautiful, 
just. 

fare, food ; price of passage, 
feat, a striking action, 
feet, the lower parts of the legs. 

flea, a troublesome insect. 

flee, to run away, 
flew, from fly ; as, the bird flew, 
flue, a passage for smoke. 

flour, meal from grain. 

flower, a blossom, 
fore, going first, 
four, twice two. 

forth, forward,, out. 

fourth, next after the third, 
foul, dirty, filthy, 
fowl, a winged animal. 

freeze, to harden into ice. 

frieze, a coarse kind of cloth, 
fir, a sort of tree, 
fur, the soft hair of animals. 

gait, manner of walking. 

gate, a sort of door, 
gilt, adorned with gold, 
guilt, wickedness, crime. 



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149 



grate, a frame made with bars. 

great, large, 
groan, a sound uttered in pain, 
grown, increased. 

hail, frozen rain ; to call, to salute. 

hale, to drag ; sound in body, 
hair, natural cover of the head, 
hare, a small animal. 

hall, a large room. 

haul, to pull forcibly, 
hart, a male deer, 
heart, the seat of life. 

heal, to cure. 

heel, the hind part of the foot, 
hear, to perceive by the ear. 
here, in this place. 

heard, from hear ; as, I heard it. 

herd, a drove or flock, 
hew, to cut down, 
hue, color ; a clamor. 

hie, to move in haste. 

high, tall, lofty, 
him, from he ; as, I saw him. 
hymn, a song of religious praise. 

hoard, to lay up in store. 

horde, a band of wandering peo- 
ple, 
hole, a hollow place, 
whole, having all its parts. 

hour, a portion of the day. 

our, belonging to us. 
in, within, 
inn, a tavern. 

indict, to charge with crime. 

indite, to write, to compose, 
key, an instrument to fasten and 

open a lock, 
quay, a wharf. 

kill, to take away life. 

kiln, a large stove or oven, 
knave, a rogue, 
nave, the middle of a wheel. 

knead, to work dough. 

need, want, necessity, 
knew, from know ; as, I knew him. 
new, fresh, not old. 

knight, a title of honor. 

night, the darkness between the 
setting and the rising of the 
sun. 
knit, to make network with needles, 
nit, an insect's egg. 



knot, a tie ; a hard part in wood. 

not, a word of denial or refusal, 
know, to understand clearly, 
no, a word of denial or refusal. 

laid, placed. 

lade, to load ; to dip out. 
lain, from lie, to rest, to remain, 
lane, a narrow road or street. 

lea, a meadow. 

lee, opposite to the wind, 
lead, a soft heavy metal, 
led, guided, directed. 

leaf, a part of a plant. 

lief, willingly, 
leak, to run out as a liquid, 
leek, a sort of onion. 

lean, wanting flesh. 

lien, a claim on property, 
lessen, to make less, 
lesson, something to be read or 
learned. 

levee, an assembly to visit some 
distinguished person. 

levy, to raise money or troops ; 
to collect, 
liar, one who tells lies, 
lyre, a musical instrument. 

lie, a wilful falsehood. 

lie, to recline, to rest. 

lye, a liquor from wood-ashes, 
lo, behold. 

low, near the ground ; humble, 
low, to make a noise like a cow. 

loan, to lend. 

lone, by itself, solitary, 
lore, learning, 
lower, to let down. 

made, finished. 

maid, an unmarried woman, 
mail, armor ; a bag to carry letters, 
male, a he animal or plant. 

main, chief, principal. 

main, the ocean ; the continent. 

mane, hair on the neck of animals, 
maize, Indian corn, 
maze, an intricate winding. 

mall, a wooden hammer. 

maul, to beat, to bruise, 
manner, mode, custom, 
manor, a lordship. 

mantel, a chimney-piece. 

mantle, a loose garment. 



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marshal, to arrange. 


peer, an equal ; a nobleman. 




martial, warlike. 


pier, a support of a bridge. 




mead, a liquor made from honey. 


plain, level ground; distinct, even. 




meed, reward. 


plane, a level surface ; a tool. 




mean, a medium. 


plait, to fold, to double. 




mean, low ; -to signify. 


plate, wrought silver. 




mien, look, air, manner. 


plum, a fruit. 




meat, animal food. 


plumb, a leaden weight. 




meet, fat, proper. 


pole, a long stick. 




meet, to come together. 


poll, the head ; an election. 




mete, to measure. 


pore, a small hole in the skin. 




metal, iron, silver, gold, &c- 


pour, to turn out a liquid. 




mettle, spirit, ardor. 


pray, to implore, to beseech. 




might, power, ability. 


prey, plunder, booty. 




mite, a small insect. 


principal, chief. 




moan, to lament aloud. 


principle, a fixed general truth. 




mown, from to mow ; as, the grass 


profit, pecuniary or other advan- 




is mown. 


tage. 




moat, a ditch. 


prophet, one who foretells. 




mote, a small particle. 


rain, water from the clouds. 




naught, bad. 


reign, to rule. 




nought, nothing. 


rein, part of a bridle. 




nay, no. 


raise, to lift up, to elevate. 




neigh, to make a noise like a 


raze, to overthrow, to efface. 




horse. 


rap, to strike. 




0, Oh, alas. 


wrap, to fold together. 




owe, to be indebted. 


read, to peruse. 




oar, an instrument to row with. 


reed, a hollow knotted stalk. 




ore, metal as dug from the earth. 


read, did read. 




one, a single thing. 


red, a color. 




won, from win, to gain. 


reek, to smoke, to steam. 




pail, a wooden vessel. 


wreak, to take revenge. 




pale, a pointed stake ; whitish, 


rest, repose ; remainder. 




wan. 


wrest, to force from. 




pain, suffering of body, or of mind. 


retch, to strain. 




pane, a square of glass. 


wretch, a miserable person. 




pair, a couple. 


rice, a kind of grain. 




pare, to cut off the outside. 


rise, ascent, increase. 




pear, a kind of fruit. 


right, straight, just. 




palate, a part of the mouth. 


rite, a ceremony. 




pallet, a small bed. 


write, to form letters with a pen. 




panel, a part of a door. 


wright, a workman. 




pannel, a small saddle. 


ring, something circular. 




peace, quietness, calmness. 


ring, to ring; as, he rings a bell. 




piece, a separated part. 


wring, to twist. 




peak, the pointed top of a hill or 


road, a way. 




mountain. 


rode, from to ride ; as, he rode on 




peek, to look through a crevice. 


a horse. 




pique, a grudge. 


roe, a female deer. 




peal, a loud sound. 


row, a rank ; to move a boat with 




peel, to skin, or take off the rind. 


oars. 





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rote, a mere repetition of words. 


sole, single, only ; the bottom of 


wrote, from write ; as, he wrote 


a foot or shoe. 


a letter. 


soul, the immortal part of man. 


rough, uneven, harsh. 

ruff, a part of dress for the neck. 


some, a part. 


sum, the whole. 


rout, a rabble. 


son, a male child. 


route, ) a way. (Some pronounce 


sun, the great source of light. 


rout, > thisroote.) 


stair, a step. 


rye, a kind of grain. 


stare, to look earnestly. 


wry, crooked. 


stake, a post ; a wager. 


sail, a part of a ship. 


steak, a slice of meat. 


sale, a selling. 


stationary, fixed in place. 


scene, a sight. 


stationery, paper, ink, quills, &c. 


seen, beheld. 


steal, to take secretly and wrong- 


sem ' I a large fishing-net. 
seme, ) b & 


fully, 
steel, refined hardened iron. 


scull, to propel a boat with an oar 


stile, steps into a field. 


over the stern. 


style, manner of writing ; to name. 


skull, the bone that incloses the 


straight, direct, not crooked. 


brain. 


strait, a narrow pass. 


sea, a large body of water. 


succor, help, aid. 


see, to look at, to behold. 


sucker, a young shoot. 


. seam, two edges joined together. 


tail, the end. 


seem, to appear. 


tale, a story ; a reckoning. 


sear, to burn to dryness. 


tare, an allowance in weight. 


• sere, dry, withered. 


tear, to rend. 


seer> a prophet. 


team, a number of horses or oxen 


seignior, a lord. 


for drawing. 


senior, elder. 


teem, to abound, to produce. 


sew, to unite with a needle and 


tear, water shed from the eye. 


thread. 


tier, a rank, or row. 


so, in such a manner. 


their, belonging to them. 


sow, to scatter seed. 


there, in that place. 


shear, to clip, or cut off with a 


threw, from throw ; as, he threw a 


two-bladed instrument. 


stone. 


sheer, unmixed, pure. 


through, as, he passed through the 


shire, a county. (Some pronounce 


door. 


shire.) 


throe, extreme pain. 


shone, from shine ; as, the sun 


throw, to cast. 


shone. 


throne, a royal seat. 


shown, from show ; as, it was shown 


thrown, from throw ; as, the stone 


to me. 


was thrown. 


slay, to kill. 


to, towards a place. 


sleigh, a vehicle drawn on snow. 


two, one and one. 


sley, a weaver's reed. 


too, also. 


sleight, an artful trick. 


toe, a part of the foot. 


slight, to neglect. 


tow, to drag with a rope, as a boat. 


sloe, a sort of wild plum. 


tow, the coarse part of flax or 


slow, not quick. 


hemp. 


j soar, to mount upward. 


travail, to labor. 


sore, painfully tender. 


travel, to go a journey. 



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for the face. 



vail, ) 

,' > a covering 

vale, a space between hills. 
vain, empty, showy, useless, 
vane, a weathercock, 
vein, a tube to convey the blood. 

T bial £ a small bottle, 
viol, a musical instrument. 

vice, wickedness. 

vise, a griping instrument closed 
by a screw, 
wail, to weep aloud, 
wale, a mark of a stripe. 

wain, a wagon. 

wane, to decrease. 



waist, the middle part of the body, 
waste, desolate, to squander. 

wait, to tarry, to expect. 

weight, heaviness, 
waive, to put off. 
wave, a moving swell of water. 

ware, something to be sold. 

wear, to carry on the body, as 
clothes, 
way, a manner ; a road, 
weigh, to find out how heavy a body 
is. 

weak, feeble, infirm. 

week, seven days, 
wean, to withdraw from the breast, 
ween, to think. 



OF PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES. 



A prefix is a letter, syllable, or word, placed at the beginning 
of a word, to vary its meaning ; as un before able in unahle, 
and re in rebuild. 

A suffix is a letter, or syllable, annexed to the end of a 
word to modify its signification ; as ar in beggar, and less in 
fatherless. 

In certain words, the prefixes and suffixes seem nearly or quite redundant. 

OF THE PREFIXES. 

Some of the prefixes drop or change their final consonant, so 
as to unite easily with the first syllable of the word to which 
they are joined ; as con in co-exist, and ad in affix. 

A denotes, on, in, to, at, or from ; as, ashore, abed, afield, 
afar, avert 

Want of, or without; as, atheist. 

Ab, abs. — -from or away ; as, aoduce, abstract. 

Ad. — to or at; as, aojoin, appertain. 

d in ad, becomes c, f, g, 1, n, p, r, s, and t, in words beginning with these 
letters ; as, accept, a/lot. 

Ante. — before; as, antedate. 
Anti. — against ; as, antichristi&n. 



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Circum. — about; as, circumnavigate. 

Con, or its equivalents, co, cog, col, com, and cor. — together 
or with ; as, conform, coequal, collect. 

Contra, or counter. — against; as, contradict, counterpart, 
countermand. 

D e> — down ox from ; as, descend, deduct. 

Dis, di, or dif. — take from, away, not, or asunder ; as, disarm, 
discover, disbelieve, divide. 
. Ex, e, ec, or ef. — out, or out of; as, extend, exclude. 

Em, or en.— in, into, or on ; as, embark, enthrone. 

Extra. — beyond; as, extraordinary. 

In, or ig, il, im, and ir. — in, into, upon, or not ; as, incase, 
insert, impose, illegal. 

Inter. — between or among ; as, intermix. 

Intro. — among ; as, introduce. 

Mis. — wrong, defect, error; as, misconduct, miscall. 

Ob, or oc, of, and op. — in the way, against, out ; as, obstruct, 
oppose. 

Per. — through, or thoroughly ; as, pervade, perfect. 

Post. — after; as, postscript. 

Pre. — before; as, prefix, predict. 

Preter. — beyond; as, preternatural. 

Pro. — for, forward, or forth; as, pronoun, proceed, produce. 

Re. — back, again, or anew; as, recall, rebuild, renew. 

Se. — aside, apart, or without; as, secede, seclude. 

Sub, or sue, suf, sug, sup, and sus. — under; as, snoject, 
sn^gest, snpport. 

Syn, or sy, syl, and sym. — together, with; as, synagogue, 
sympathy. 

Super, or sur. — -above, over, more than enough; as, superadd, 
superfluous, snrpass. 

Trans. — over, beyond, across; as, transgress, transatlantic. 

Un. — with verbs, to undo; as, nnfurl, nnseal. — with adjectives 
and adverbs, it signifies not ; as, nnkind, nnjustly. 

With. — -from or against; as, withdraw, withstand. 

OF SUFFIXES. 
The following denote the person who is in a certain state 
or condition, or who does a certain thing. 
An, or ian. — Historian, Christian. 
Ant. — disputant, inhabitant. 



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Ar. — liar, beggar. 

Ard. — drunkard, sluggard. 

Ary. — antiquary, adversary. 

Ate. — magistrate, associate. 

Ee. — trustee, patentee. 

Eer. — engineer, auctioneer. 

Ent. — student, agent. 

Er. — baker, philosopher. 

1st. — artist, botanist. 

Ite. — favorite, hypocrite. 

Ive. — relative, captive. 

Or. — executor, doctor. 

Ster. — songster, teamster. 

Ling. — little, young; as, stripling-, darling. 

The following relate to things. 

Acy. — state or condition; as, obstinacy, celibacy. 

Age. — condition, compensation; as, bondage, dotage, postage. 

Al. — doing a thing; as, deniaZ, removal 

Ance, ancy. — state of being; as, ignorance, vigilance, con- 
stancy. 

Ary .—place in which; as, seminary, library. 

Cle and cule. — little; as, canticle, globwZe. 

Dom. — state or condition, extent of rule; as, freedom, king- 
dom. 

Ence, ency.- — state of being; as, diligence, emergency. 

Escence. — growing, becoming; as, convalescence, efferves- 
cence. 

Hood. — condition; as, boy hood. 

Ics. — science of; as, mathematics, politics. 

Ion. — doing a thing, state of being ; as, creation, rebellion. 

Ism. — condition, doctrine; as, barbarism, stoicism. 

Ment. — state of being, thing done; as, abasement, abridgment 

Mony. — state of being, thing done; as, harmony, testimony. 

Ness. — state of being, or quality; as, blessedness, softness. 

Ory.' — place in which; as, factory, armory. 

Ship. — state, office ; as, partners^, clerksnip. 

Tude. — condition; as, disquietade, servitade. 

Ty -state of; as, fertility, ability. 

Ure. — the thing, state, or act; as, vestwre, composure, de- 
parture. 



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SUFFIXES 

USED TO FORM ADJECTIVES. 

The following denote belonging, relating, or pertaining to. 
Ac, ic, ical. — demoniac, despotic, political 
Al. — filiaZ, annuaZ, ethereal 
An. — American, republican. 
Ar. — insular, ocular. 
Ary. — planetary, literary. 
Ine. — marine, feminine. 

The following denote being or having. 

Ant. — abundant, brilliant. 
Ate. — accurate, temperate. 
Ent. — absent, benevolent 
Ous. — dangerous, populous. 

The following are of various significations. 

Ble. — may or can be, worthy of; as, araoZe laudaoZe, au- 
dible. 

En. — made of; as, wooden. 

Ful. — -full of; as, ]oyful, careful. 

He. — may or can be, quality ; as, ducti/e, docile. 

Ish. — resembling, little of; as, boyish, greenish. 

Ive. — having power, tending to produce; as, decisive, des- 
tructive. 

Less. — not having ; as, cloudZes?, ie&rless. 

Like, ly. — resembling; as, warZiAe, friendZy. 

Ory. — pertaining to, giving ; as, prefatory, admonitory. 

Some. — full of; as troublesome. 

y. — full of, made of; as, wealthy, horny. 

SUFFIXES 

USED TO FORM VERBS, THE GENERAL SIGNIFICATION OF WHICH 
IS, TO MAKE, GIVE, DO, OR SUFFER. 

Ate. — renovate, operate. 
En. — harden, darken. 











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THE PRACTICAL 




Fy, 


— puri/y, forti/y. 






Ish. 


— nnblish, dimim.s'A. 






Ise, 


ize. — chastise, agonize. 








SUFFIXES 






USED TO FORM ADVERBS. 




Ly, 


— like, manner or way ; as, boldZy, wiseZy. 




Ward. — direction of; as, forward, eastward. 




Some of the foregoing suffixes have additional meanings, which it would 




require 


remarks of considerable length to unfold, and which can best be 




learned 


by reference to a dictionary and by practice. 






CARDINAL NUMBERS. 




Figures. 


Letters. Names. 


Figures. Letters. Names. 




1 


I one 


21 XXI twenty-one 




2 


II two 


22 XXII twenty-two 




3 


III three 


23 XXIII twenty-three 




4 


IV four 


30 XXX thirty 




5 


V five 


40 XL forty 




6 


VI six 


50 L fifty 




7 


VII seven 


60 LX sixty 




8 


VIII eight 


70 LXX seventy 




9 


IX nine 


80 LXXX eighty 




10 


X ten 


90 XC ninety 




11 


XI eleven 


100 C one hundred 




12 


XII twelve 


200 CC two hundred 




13 


XIII thirteen 


300 CCC three hundred 




14 


XIV fourteen 


400 CCCC four hundred 




15 


XV fifteen 


500 D five hundred 




16 


XVI sixteen 


600 DC six hundred 




17 


XVII seventeen 


700 DCC seven hundred 




18 


XVIII eighteen 


800 DCCC eight hundred 




19 


XIX nineteen 


900 DCCCC nine hundred 




20 


XX twenty 


1000 M one thousand 




1840 


MDCCCXL one tho 


usand eight hundred and forty. 

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ORDINAL NUMBERS. 


1st first 


21st twenty-first 


2nd second 


22nd twenty-second 


3rd third 


23rd twenty -third 


4th fourth 


24th &c. twenty-fourth 


5th &c. fifth 


30th thirtieth 


10th tenth 


40th fortieth 


11th eleventh 


50th &c. fiftieth 


12th twelfth 


100th one hundreth 


13th &c. thirteenth 


200th &c. two hundreth 


20th twentieth 


1000th one thousandth 


2000th &c. two thousandth. 


ABBREVIATIONS. 


A. or Ans. Answer. 


Cts. Cents. 


A. A. S. Fellow of the American 


Cwt. Hundred weight. 


Academy. 


D. C. District of Columbia. 


A. B. Batchelor of Arts. 


D. D. Doctor of Divinity. 


Acct. Account. 


Dea. Deacon. 


A. D. In the year of our Lord. 


Dec. December. 


Al. Alabama. 


Del. Delaware. 


c Master of Arts. 


Dept. Deputy. 


A. M. < Before noon. 


Deut. Deuteronomy. 


( In the year of the world. 


Do. or Ditto. The same. 


Apr. April. 


Dr. Doctor, or Debtor. 


Att'y- Attorney. 


E. East. 


Aug. August. 


Eccl. Ecclesiastes. 


B. D. Bachelor of Divinity. 


Ed. Editor, or Edition. 


B. V. Blessed Virgin. 


E. G. For example. 


C. or cent, a hundred. 


Eng. England, or English. 


C. A. S. Fellow of the Connecticut 


Ep. Epistle. 


Academy. 


Eph. Ephesians. 


Cant. Canticles. 


Esa. Esaias. 


Capt. Captain. 


Esq. Esquire. 


Chap. Chapter. 


Etc. and so forth. 


Chron. Chronicles. 


Ex. Example, or Exodus. 


Co. Company, or County. 


Exr. Executor. 


Col. Colonel. 


Feb. February. 


Com. Commissioner. Commodore. 


Fig. Figure. 


Conn, or Ct. Connecticut. 


Fr. France, or Francis. 


Const. Constable. 


Flor. Florida. 


Cor. Corinthians. 
I Cr. Credit. Creditor. 


F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal Society. 


[Gal. Galatians. 



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158 THE PRACTICAL 


Gen. Genesis, or General. 


No. Number. 


Gent. Gentleman. 


Nov. November. 


Geo. Georgia, or George. 


N. S. New Style. 


Gov. Governor. 


N. W. T. North Western Territory. 


Heb. Hebrews. 


N. Y. New York. 


Hhd. Hogshead. 


0. Ohio. 


Hon. Honorable. 


Obj. Objection. 


Hund. Hundred. 


Obt. Obedient. 


Ibid. In the same place. 


Oct. October. 


id. The same. 


0. S. Old Style. 


i. e. That is. 


Pari. Parliament. 


Ind. Indiana. 


Penn. or Pa. Pennsylvania. 


Inst. Instant. 


Per. By the ; as per cent., by the hun- 


Isa. Isaiah. 


dred. 


Ja. James. 


Pet. Peter. 


Jac. Jacob. t 


Phil. Philippians, or Philip. 


Jan. January. 


Philom. A lover of learning. 


Jno. John. 


P. M. Post Master, or afternoon. 


Jos. Joseph. 


P. 0. Post Office. 


Josh. Joshua. 


Pres. President. 


Jun. Junior. 


Prof. Professor. 


Km. Kingdom. 


P. S. Postscript. 


Kt. Knight. 


Ps. Psalm. 


Lam. Lamentations. 


Q. Question. 


Lat. Latitude. 


q. d. As if he should say. 


lbs. Pounds. 


q. 1. As much as you please. 


L. C. Lower Canada. 


q. s. A sufficient quantity. 


Lev. Leviticus. 


Regr. Register. 


Lieut. Lieutenant. 


Rep. Representative. 


LL D. Doctor of Laws. 


Rev. Revelation, or Reverend. 


Lon. Longitude. 


Rt. Hon. Right Honorable. 


Lou. Louisiana. 


R. I. Rhode Island. 


L. S. Place of the SeaL 


Rom. Romans. 


Maj. Major. 


S. South. 


Mar. March. 


S. C. South Carolina, 


Mass. Massachusetts. 


Sec. Secretary. 


Mat. Matthew., 


Sect. Section. 


Math. Mathematics. 


Sen. Senator, or Senior. 


M. C. Member of Congress. 


Sept. September. 


M. D. Doctor of Physic. 


Serg. Sergeant. 


Md. Maryland. 


Servt. Servant. 


Me. Maine. 


St. Saint. 


Mr. Master, or Mister. 


S. T. D. Doctor of Divinity. 


Mrs. Mistress. 


S. T. P. Professor of Divinity. 


Messrs. Gentlemen, or Sirs. 


ss. To wit ; namely. 


MS. Manuscript. 


Tenn. Tennessee. 


MSS. Manuscripts. 


Thess. Thessalonians. 


N. North. 


Tho. Thomas. 


N. B. Note well. 


Tim. Timothy. 


N. C. North Carolina. 


U. C. Upper Canada. 


N. H. New Hampshire. 


Ult. The last. 


N. J. New Jersey. 


U. S. A. United States of America. 






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159 



V. or Vide ; See. 

Va. Virginia. 

Viz. To wit ; namely. 

Vt. Vermont. 

W. West. 

W. I. West Indies. 



Wm. William. 

Wp. Worship. 

Wt. Weight. 

Yd. Yard. 

&. And. 

&c. And so forth. 



POINTS, MARKS, AND CAPITAL LETTERS. 



A 
tt ?) 

IT 
[] 



A comma, , A caret, 

A semicolon, ; A quotation, 

A colon, : A section, 

A period, t An index, 

An interrogation point, ? A paragraph, 

An exclamation point, ! Brackets, 

A hyphen, - A dash, 

A parenthesis, () A brace f 

An apostrophe, ' ' ( 

A dioeresis, 

A comma denotes that the voice must stop as long as in 
pronouncing one syllable. 

A semicolon denotes a pause twice as long as a comma. 

A colon denotes a pause three times as long as a comma. 

A period denotes a pause four times as long as a comma. 

An interrogation point shows that a question is asked. 

An exclamation point is a mark of wonder, or some other 
strong emotion. 

A hyphen connects compound words, as honey-comb. 

A parenthesis includes something affecting the sense, but 
which might be omitted without material injury. 

An apostrophe shows the omission of one or more letters, as 
giv'n, tho', for though, given. 

It also denotes the possessive case, as Robert's pen. 

A caret shows that a letter, word, or figure, in writing, has 

r 

been omitted through mistake, as morow. 

A quotation shows that what is between the marks, is in the 
words of some other author. 



160 THE PRACTICAL 



A section divides a chapter, or discourse into parts. 

An index points to what requires particular attention. 

A paragraph shows the beginning of a new topic. 

Brackets include something explanatory. 

A dash shows a pause, sometimes abrupt, or a change of 
subject. 

A brace connects several words or lines. 

A dioeresis shows that the vowel over which it stands is 
sounded by itself, as creation. 

An asterisk or star, a dagger, and other marks, with let- 
ters and figures, refer to the margin or bottom of the page ; 
as, * f t *• 

Capital letters should be used, at the beginning of every 
book, chapter, and sentence ; at the beginning of all the 
names of God ; of proper names of persons, places, rivers, 
mountains, seas, lakes, ships, &c; and of all adjectives de- 
rived from proper names ; at the beginning of a quotation, 
and of lines of poetry, and, sometimes, of an important word 
in a sentence. 

I and are always written in capitals. 



RULES FOR SPELLING. 

I. Words of one syllable, and words of more than one 
syllable accented on the last, ending in a single consonant 
after a single vowel, double that consonant, when another 
syllable beginning with a vowel is added ; as, sun, sunny ; 
blot, blotting, blotted; permit, permitting, permitted; begin, 
beginner. 

Words ending in x do not follow this rule, as wax, waxing ; nor those in 
which the additional syllable changes the accent, as confer, conference. To 
this, excellence is an exception. 

II. When the last consonant is not preceded by a single 
vowel, or the accent is not on the last syllable, the consonant 
is not doubled ; as, toil, toiling ; read, reader; suffer, suffering, 
sufferer. t 

In regard to most of the verbs ending in I, that come under this rule, 
and also the derivatives of the word worship, there is still a difference of I 
usage. Some, for example, write travel, traveling, traveler — worship, 
worshiping, worshiper; and others, travelling, traveller — worshipping, 
worshipper. 



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III. Words ending in two or more consonants, do not double 
the last letter, when another syllable is added ; as, mend, 
mending ; watch, watching, watcher ; expect, expecting, ex- 
pected. 

IV. Monosyllables ending in f I, or s, have these conso- 
nants double, when preceded by a single vowel ; as, staff, hill, 
glass. 

If, of, as, is, has, his, was, gas, yes, this, us, and thus, are 
exceptions. 

V. Monosyllables, ending in any consonant but f I, or s, 
do not have the final consonant double, excepting add, jagg, 
ebb, egg, inn, odd, butt, err, _ buzz ; to which some add bunn, 
and purr. 

VI. When an addition is made to a word ending in y, pre- 
ceded by a consonant, the y is changed into i ; as, cry, cries ; 
try, trrest, trieth ; happy, happier, happiest, happiness ; pity, 
pitied, pitiable, pitiful ; duty, duties. 

But before ing the y is retained ; as, pity, pitying ; carry, 
carrying. 

VII. When an addition is made to a word ending in y, pre- 
ceded by a vowel, the y is not changed ; as, day, days ; key, 
keys ; boy, boys ; valley, valleys ; money, moneys ; decay, 
decaying, decayed; convey, conveying, conveyed; employ, 
employer. 

Laid, paid, said, and saith, from lay, pay, and say, are ex- 
ceptions. 

VIII. Words ending in double consonants retain both, when 
an additional termination is made ; as, careless, carelessness ; 
success, successful. 

Some except from this rule dulness, fulness, skilful, and 
wilful, 

IX. When a vowel, or a termination beginning with a 
vowel, is added to a word ending in silent e, the e is generally 
omitted; as, shine, shiny; save, saving; force, forced, for- 
cible. 

The e is retained in hoeing and shoeing, and in such adjec- 
tives ending in able as are derived from words that end in ce, 
ge, or ee ; as, peaceable, traceable, changeable, chargeable, ser- 
viceable, manageable, marriageable, agreeable. 

X. If the added termination is a consonant, or begins with 
a consonant, the silent e is generally retained ; as, fate, fates ; 
hate, hateful ; pale, paleness. 

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162 



THE PRACTICAL 



Judgment, lodgment, abridgment, argument, acknowledgment, 
duly, truly, awful, wholly, are exceptions. 

XI. In forming the present participle of verbs ending in ie, 
the e is dropped, and the i changed into y ; as, lie, lying. But 
in the other variations of such verbs, the i and the e are re- 
tained ; as lie, liest, lieth or lies, lied. 

The other verbs in ie, are hie, die, tie, vie, and their compounds. 

XII. The plural of nouns is generally formed by adding s 
to the singular ; as, book, books ; dove, doves ; monarch, 
monarchs. 

When the singular ends in oc, ss, sh, and ch as in porch, the 
plural is formed by adding es ; as, tax, taxes ; class, classes ; 
fish, fishes ; porch, porches. 

When the singular ends inforfe, the plural is sometimes 
formed by changing these terminations into ves ; as, half, 
halves ; life, lives. 

XIII. The past tense and past participle of regular verbs, 
are formed by the addition of ed, and the present participle by 
that of ing ; as, plant, planted, planting. Silent e at the end 
is dropped ; as, love, loved, loving. 

When ed, in this case, follows t or d, it is pronounced as an 
additional syllable ; as, part, part-ed ; end, end-ed. 

When it follows any other letter, the e is usually silent, and 
the d is united in pronunciation with the preceding syllable ; 
as, curb, eurb'd ; love, lov'd ; tame, tam'd ; and its sound is 
sometimes changed into that of t; as, pluck, pluck'd, — pro- 
nounced pluckt. 

XIV. The correct spelling of words in common use, except- 
ing proper names, containing the diphthong ei or ie, may 
be determined thus :*- 

It is ei, when the diphthong has any of the sounds of a ; as 
in deign, their : — when it is followed immediately by t, or the 
sound of t ; as in either, receipt, height : — when, with the 
preceding letter, it has the sound of see ; as- in deceit, receive, 
ceil, seize, excepting siege, glacier, financier, and cuirassier. 

It is also ei in eider, foreign, sovereign, heifer, inveigle, leisure, 
obeisance, plebeian, teil, weird, and non-parcil. 

In all other cases it is ie. 

XV. Compound words generally retain the spelling of the 
simple words which compose them ; as, workman ; herein. 

Many words ending with double I, and some others, are 
exceptions ; as, already, welfare, wherever. 






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ADDITIONAL REMARKS TO TEACHERS. 



In those lessons which consist of words classed in refer- 
ence to the general resemblance of the obscure sounds in the 
closing, unaccented syllables, it is not intended that these syl- 
lables have always the same sound. The teacher will be care- 
ful to notice this ; as in Lessons 100, 101, 143, 154, 155, and 
others of a similar kind. 

In addition to those modes of using the lessons which have 
been already mentioned in the Directions to Teachers, there are 
some others that may be pursued to advantage. Thus in Les- 
son 90, let the teacher ask for a word ending in are with the 
sound of a as in bare ; then for another ending with the same 
sound) but spelt differently ; then, for another ; and so on. 
The same course may be pursued in Lessons of a similar con- 
struction. 

In many lessons, after announcing a word, the selection 
being made from the various columns indiscriminately, the 
scholars, especially those who are somewhat advanced, may 
be required to answer by repeating only that part of the word 
which contains a peculiar difficulty. Thus in Lesson 76, the 
teacher can say " veto," and the scholar will reply, o ; — " co- 
coa," and the answer will be, o a ; — " blow, and the answer 
will be, o to ; — " dough," " beau," " owe," and " hoe ;" and the 
answers will be, o u g h, e au, o w e, and o e. In Lesson 135, 
the teacher can say " vacant," and the scholar will reply, a n 
t ; — " decent," " tyrant," " moment," and the answers will suc- 
cessively be, e n t,—a n t, and e n t. 

In Lessons containing words in which silent letters are 
found, it will be a profitable exercise to call upon the scholars 
to repeat them, or to write them on the blackboard, from 
memory. 

In giving out words to be spelt by the lower classes, the 
teacher may occasionally pronounce the vowel sounds in the 
unaccented syllables fully and distinctly ; but generally the 
words should be pronounced, both by teacher and scholar, as 
in common conversation and good speaking. 



164 



THE PRACTICAL 



INDEX. 



This Index is designed for the more advanced scholars, and especially 
for teachers, and those who wish to attend, with critical accuracy, to the 
anomalies of orthography and pronunciation. It will enable the teacher to 
form a methodical view and analysis of many of these anomalies. He can 
use the lessons which contain them in reviewing ; in testing the accuracy 
of the learner ; in aiding him to overcome his peculiar difficulties ; and in 
such other practical exercises as may be deemed expedient. 



PART I. 



Vowel sounds, found in monosyllables, and sometimes in the closing 
syllables, but oftener in the preceding. 



Sound of a, as in hate. 

Lessons. 



-95 

ea, 84—89 

ai, . 84—87—88—89—95 

ei, 84—87—88—89 

ay, ey, 87 

ao, 8S 



Sound of a as in bar. 



a, au, ua, ea, 



Sound of a, as in ball. 

a, 

au, aw, ....... 

a, au, aw, awe, oa, ou, . 



Sound of a, as in wad. 



Sound of a, as in ban 
a, ai, ay, ei, e, ea, . 



A in the last syllable, unaccented. 



Sound of e, as in here. 
Lessons. 



ei, 
ay, ey, 



. . 110—111-112-114—115 
110— 111— 112— 113— 114— 115 
. . 111—112—113—115 
. . 110—111—112—114—115 
. . 114 



Sound of e, as in red. 
ea, ai, ay, ie, ei, . . . . 



Sound of i, as in mine. 

i, ie, igh, y, ye, 106 

ine, ign, yne, 104 

ite, ight, eight, yte, ' 103 



Sound of o, as in globe. 

o, 76—92—93—94 

oa, 76—92—94 

oe, 76—93 

oo, 92—94 

ou, 92—94 

ow, owe, ough, eau, ew, . 76 



Sound of o, as in nor. 



54 



Sound of o, as in son. 

o, 21 

o, oo, ou, 82 



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165 



Sound of o, as in move. 

Lessons. 

o, oo, 22—127—128 

ou, oeu, oe, . . . . . 128 

Sound of oo, as in book. 
oo, o, ou, 23 

Sound of oi and oy. 
oi, oy, 25—66 



Sound of o and ow, as in bound. 

Lessons. 

OU, ow, 26—80 

Sound of u, as in bush. 
u, 23 

Sound of u, as in cube. 

u, ui, 83 

u, ieu, ue, ew, iew, ou, ewe, eau, 
eu, 129—131 



PART II. 

Long vowel sounds, found in monosyllables, and in the closing syllables. 



are, and its sound, as in bare, . 

ade, ale, and their sounds, 

ake, ame, ane, and their sounds, . 

ate, and its sound, . j 163—164- 

ase, ace, 

ay, and its sound, 

aze, and its sound, . 



ee, and its sound, . . -. 
eece, and its sound, .... 
eech, eef, eeve, and their sounds, . 
ede, eke, ete, and their sounds, . 
ele, eme, ene', epe, and their sounds, 
ere, and its sound, .... 
eeze, and its sound, .... 



i, and its sound, 
ice, and its sound, 



ine, and its sound, . . . . ~ . 104 
ipe, and its sound, . . ... . . .102 

ire, and its sound, 102 

ite, and its sound, 103 

ize, and its sound, 134 



o, and its sound, 76 

ode, oke, ole, one, ope, and their sounds, 92 

ore, ote, and their sounds, .... 94 

ose, 93 

oze, and its sound, 93 



u, and its sound, 
ude, and its sound, 
ure, and its sound, 
use, and its sound, 
use, and its sound, 
ute, and its sound, 



PART III. 



The consonants and their sounds, found usually in monosyllables, and in 
the closing syllables. 



Double consonants in the middle of 
words, 52—53 

Double consonants ) 58—63—67—75—92-^95 
at the end, 123—125—126—140 189 



ad, ed, id, od, ud, at the end of words, 108 

f, sound of, at the end, . . . 75—207 

ph sounding like f, .... 207 

g as in gate, before e and i, . . . 85 



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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



Lessons, 
g as in gate, sound of, at the end, . 107 

ge and dge, at the end, .... 142 

g sounding like j at the end of a syllable, 208 

k, sound of in ch, 206 

k, sound of at the end, 
ac, ack, eck, ick, ock, uck, . . 69—192 
ic, . . r . . . 190—192—194 



1, 11, at the end, 



58—67-92—95 



1, sound of, accented, at the end, 
al, le, el, il, ile, ol, ail, ule, ul, 196 to 205 



m, sound of, unaccented, at the end, 
am, em, egm, im, ime, om, ym, 
um, ume, ome 



n, sound of, unaccented, at the end, 
an, en, in, eign, ain, on, ine, . 154 — 155 

sionandtion, . . . ) 180^181^182 



cian, 
cean, 
cion, 



p, sound of, unaccented, at the end, 
ep, ip, op, 



101 



r, sound of, unaccented, at the end, 
ur, er, ir, or, and yr, ) HO— 141 

sounding nearly alike, ) 

ar er ir or vr I 146-147-148 

ar, er, ir, or, yr, . j 14 9_ 150 

re, 151 

156 



ure, eur. 



s, sound of, at the end, 
s, ss, sse, see, accented, 
s, se, ce, unaccented, . 

nee, nse, 

rce, rse, 

ance, ence, unaccented, . 



123—125 

125—126 

. 121 

. 122 

157—158 



ous, 171—172—173 

c, sounding like s at the end of a 
syllable, 208 



Lessons. 
t, sound of, unaccented, at the end, 
et, it, ute, ait, oat, ot, ut, at, ) ' .„, 
ite, ight, eit, { ■ 100-101 

ant, ent, 



135—136—137-138 



v, sound of, at the end, 
cive, sive, . 

x, and xe, at the end, . 



. . . 71 

. . . 79 

x, sounding like gz, 209 

y, at the end, 

ancy, ency, 159 

any, eny, iny, ony, 166 

ary, ery, ory, ury, . . 167—168—169 
ety, ity, uty, . . . 174—175—176 

cy, sy, zy, 153 

i before a vowel and sounding like y, 184 

s, and ss, sounding like sh, . . .186 

ci, si, sci, ti, and ss, sounding like sh, . 187 

si, zi, and s, sounding like zh, . . 185 

tcn » 34—70 



Words used only in the plural, 
Words pronounced as if h preced- 
ed w. 

Irregular and very difficult words, 



210 



Page. 
Words spelt alike, but varying in ac- 
cent, 145 

Words spelt alike, but varying in ac- 
cent and division into syllables, . 146 
Words alike in pronunciation but differ- 
ing in orthography, .... 147 
Prefixes and Suffixes, .... 152 

Numbers, 156 

Abbreviations, 157 

Points, Marks, and Capitals, . . .159 

Rules for Spelling, 160 

Additional Remarks to Teachers, . . 163 



The Index may be used by those who are at a loss with regard to the orthography of 
certain words, or classes of words, by referring to the Lessons in which they are to be 
found, and thus the recollection of them be promoted by cultivating a methodical memory. 
For example, one may not know how to spell the word laugh. His ear, however, readily 
notices the vowel sound of a as in bar which it contains. He finds this sound in Part I. 
and is referred to Lessons 77 and 99, in one of which the word will be found. 

The word portmanteau ends with the long sound of 0. This is found in Part II. and 
reference is made to Lesson 76, which contains that word. 

The word confidence ends with the sound of s. This will be found in Part III. together 
with the two terminating syllables which constitute the perplexity, ance and ence. Refer- 
ence is made to Lessons 157 and 15S in one of which the word will be found. 

A little practice will make this use of the Index easy. 



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